SDF → SFOLouisville to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to San Francisco (SFO): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,194 km, an estimated 4 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and San Francisco. Updated 2 November 2026 at 23:12 UTC.

SDF Louisville smooth · +10
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
3,194 km · ~4h 36m est.
dep bank 08:47–20:153x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 3x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live SDF and SFO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~4h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Breeze AirwaysUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX228 08:47 Mo Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA3797 20:15 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02MX228dep +4 → arr−38
10-31UA3797dep +35 → arr−1
10-30MX228dep +11 → arr−20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SDFLouisville +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 5 kt Full SDF delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Louisville to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SDF to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SDF to SFO questions

Is SDF–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:47 and evening departures around 20:15 from SDF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SDF to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,194 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 255–304 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–SFO fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 3 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.