Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Francisco (SFO): 374 nonstop departures observed each week across 22 airlines. 0% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 27 of the 33 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,352 km, an estimated 3 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco. Updated 14 November 2026 at 04:23 UTC.
The DFW board at 22:21 shows departure at 02:20 instead of 21:32, gate A34 (TA).
The DFW board at 22:21 shows departure at 23:29 instead of 22:48, gate D30 (TD).
Checked DFW board 22:21 · SFO board 20:23
of the last 27 tracked DFW → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes
27 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Flights AC3659 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · AC3742 11:02 Tu Sa · AC3154 12:42 Mo We Th Fr Su · AC3148 17:18 Tu Sa
Flights CA7310 09:02 We Sa
Flights NZ9090 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · NZ9094 11:02 Tu Sa · NZ9091 12:42 Mo We Th Fr Su · NZ9092 17:18 Tu Sa
Flights AA2120 07:02 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA1849 08:20 daily · AA810 11:14 daily · AA527 13:18 daily
Flights NH7373 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su
Flights OZ6314 varies daily
Flights BA6767 00:39 Mo We Th Fr Su · BA2496 15:09 daily · BA2495 18:28 daily · BA2492 19:23 daily
Flights CX7613 08:56 daily · CX7630 19:23 Tu · CX7501 20:48 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su
Flights CZ1631 19:23 Mo Tu Th Sa
Flights FJ5069 20:48 We Fr Sa Su
Flights AY4296 19:23 daily
Flights F93999 20:15 daily
Flights G36290 10:16 daily · G36173 13:07 daily · G33602 15:09 daily
Flights GF6698 18:28 daily · GF6514 20:48 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · GF4210 22:31 Mo Th Fr Su · GF6505 varies Mo Tu We Sa Su
Flights IB8018 08:56 Tu Th Su · IB8250 10:16 Tu Th Su · IB4113 varies Sa Su · IB4893 22:31 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su
Flights JL7543 10:16 daily · JL7577 13:07 daily
Flights QF3064 13:07 daily · QF3273 15:09 daily · QF4616 18:28 daily · QF3062 19:23 daily
Flights QR9165 13:07 daily · QR7814 19:23 daily
Flights RJ7122 19:23 Tu Th Fr Su · RJ7200 20:48 Th Fr Su · RJ7042 22:31 Tu Th Fr Su · RJ7726 23:31 Tu
Flights UA790 07:00 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA216 10:40 daily · UA1780 15:16 Tu Sa · UA2330 19:45 Mo Th Fr Su
Flights VA8275 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · VA8519 12:42 daily · VA8579 17:18 Tu Sa · VA8276 21:50 Mo Th Fr Su
Flights Y42698 22:29 daily
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Francisco (SFO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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High disruption likely. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 29/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from DFW. 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.
Great-circle distance is 2,352 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 196–232 min gate-to-gate on this route.
22 carriers operate this route, around 374 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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