SFO → SALSan Francisco to San Salvador

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San Salvador (SAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,250 km, an estimated 5 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and San Salvador. Updated 21 October 2026 at 00:29 UTC.

Today, SFO → SAL

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 14:15 AV563Avianca Left 14:02 ·
  2. 23:55 AV561Avianca On scheduleTITM ·
  3. 23:55 BR3115EVA AIR On scheduleTITM ·
  4. 23:55 NH7828ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleTITM ·

Checked SFO board 17:29

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
SAL San Salvador tracking
4,250 km · ~5h 57m est.
dep bank 02:30–23:557x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and SAL delay boards

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

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~5h 57mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Avianca

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
AviancaAV

Flights AV559 02:30 We Fr Su · AV563 14:15 daily · AV561 23:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20AV563departed−13
10-19AV561departed−3
10-19AV563departed−2

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 12 kt Full SFO delay board →
SALSan Salvador tracking Full SAL delay board →

How the San Francisco to San Salvador route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to SAL 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SFO-SAL
How we measure this →

SFO to SAL questions

Is SFO–SAL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–SAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:30 and evening departures around 23:55 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to SAL?

Great-circle distance is 4,250 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 330–394 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–SAL fly?

Avianca runs the route with about 17 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.