DCA → SFOWashington to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to San Francisco (SFO): 49 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 71% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. 2 of the 19 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,921 km, an estimated 5 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and San Francisco. Updated 6 November 2026 at 10:15 UTC.

Today, DCA → SFO

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. · NZ2776Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 10:57scheduled
  2. · UA369United On schedule SFO 10:57scheduled
  3. · UA3903United On schedule SFO 12:13scheduled
  4. · VA8441Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 10:57scheduled

Checked DCA board 22:18 · SFO board 02:15

DCA Washington busy · +15
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
3,921 km · ~5h 32m est.
dep bank 07:45–21:5549x weekly
Runs mixed · 5 airlines · 49x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 17 tracked DCA → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 2 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~5h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures49x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled10.5%recent route rate · 2 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Air New ZealandAlaska AirlinesFiji 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
Air New ZealandNZ60% on time

Flights NZ2776 10:57 daily · NZ2770 21:00 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS7 18:57 daily

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5805 21:55 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA369 07:45 daily · UA368 17:49 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8441 10:57 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AS7dep −4 → arr−46
11-05FJ5805arrived−46
11-05NZ2770cancelledCNX
11-05NZ2776arrived−22
11-05UA368cancelledCNX
11-05UA369dep +9 → arr−22
11-05VA8441arrived−22
11-04AS7dep +17 → arr−37
11-04FJ5805arrived−37
11-04NZ2770arrived+8
11-04NZ2776arrived−31
11-04UA368dep +56 → arr+8
11-04UA369dep +6 → arr−31
11-04VA8441arrived−31
11-03AS7dep +62 → arr+17
11-03FJ5805arrived+17
11-03NZ2770arrived+50
11-03UA368departed+95
11-03UA369departed+11

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
DCAWashington +15 min busy 🌤 overcast · SSW 6 kt Full DCA delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 43% 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 Washington to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA 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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DCA to SFO questions

Is DCA–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DCA–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:45 and evening departures around 17:49 from DCA. 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 DCA to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,921 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 307–366 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DCA–SFO fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.