SFO → TUSSan Francisco to Tucson

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Tucson (TUS): 55 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,208 km, an estimated 2 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Tucson. Updated 30 October 2026 at 18:41 UTC.

Today, SFO → TUS

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:22 AC4579Air Canada Left 08:20 ·
  2. 08:22 NZ9749Air New Zealand Left 08:20 ·
  3. 08:22 UA5433United Left 08:20 Landed 10:31 −7
  4. 12:10 AC4154Air Canada On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  5. 12:10 NH7008ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  6. 12:10 NZ9748Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  7. 12:10 UA5736United On scheduleGate F5 · T3 TUS est. 14:22sched 14:27
  8. 18:47 AC4432Air Canada On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  9. 18:47 EK6388Emirates On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  10. 18:47 LH9398Lufthansa On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  11. 18:47 NZ9747Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·
  12. 18:47 UA5688United On scheduleGate F5 · T3 ·

Checked SFO board 11:41 · TUS board 10:33

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
TUS Tucson smooth · +0
1,208 km · ~2h 03m est.
dep bank 10:05–19:0055x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 55x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and TUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~2h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures55x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4154 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9748 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7008 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6388 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5433 10:05 daily · UA5736 12:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA5962 16:30 Mo Th Fr Su · UA5688 18:47 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AC4579departed−2
10-30NZ9749departed−2
10-30UA5433dep −2 → arr−7
10-29AC4154departed−5
10-29AC4432departed+94
10-29AC4579departed−8
10-29EK6388departed+94
10-29LH9398departed+94
10-29NH7008departed−5
10-29NZ9747departed+94
10-29NZ9748departed−5
10-29NZ9749departed−8
10-29UA5433departed−8
10-29UA5688departed+94
10-29UA5736departed−5

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 · S 7 kt Full SFO delay board →
TUSTucson +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full TUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 49% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Tucson route actually runs

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

SFO to TUS questions

Is SFO–TUS 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–TUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 18:47 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to TUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,208 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 115–134 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–TUS fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 55 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.