DAL → SFODallas to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to San Francisco (SFO): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,370 km, an estimated 3 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and San Francisco. Updated 29 October 2026 at 19:06 UTC.

Today, DAL → SFO

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 07:30 WN1462Southwest Left 07:35 +5 Landed 09:03 −12

Checked DAL board 10:18 · SFO board 12:06

DAL Dallas smooth · +11
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
2,370 km · ~3h 32m est.
dep bank 07:30–07:557x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 tracked DAL → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~3h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN88% on time

Flights WN1462 07:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2275 07:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN1462dep +5 → arr−12
10-28WN2275dep +4 → arr−14
10-27WN2275dep +13 → arr−2
10-26WN1462dep +25 → arr+10
10-25WN1462dep +8 → arr−26
10-24DL8895arrived+28
10-24WN1462dep +1 → arr−21
10-231I129departed+3
10-23LXJ537departed+70
10-23WN1462dep +10 → arr−18
10-22WN1462dep +56 → arr+27

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
DALDallas +11 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 7 kt Full DAL delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL and SFO: a 51% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL 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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How we measure this →

DAL to SFO questions

Is DAL–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 from DAL. 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 DAL to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 2,370 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 197–233 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–SFO fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.