LAX → SFOLos Angeles to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO): 279 nonstop departures observed each week across 43 airlines. 67% of the last 45 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 45 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 543 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Updated 8 September 2026 at 08:41 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles busy · +19
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 00:08–23:55279x weekly
Runs mixed · 43 airlines · 279x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 45 operated LAX → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 45 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 45 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures279x43 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 45

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Aer LingusAeroméxicoAir ChinaAir France

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
Aer LingusEI

Flights EI7391 varies daily · EI7533 varies Mo Th Fr Su

AeroméxicoAM

Flights AM3719 13:31 daily · AM3948 15:50 daily · AM4033 varies daily · AM3544 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7283 00:08 Su · CA7381 07:24 Tu We Fr Su · CA7281 09:18 Tu Sa Su · CA7282 varies Tu Fr Sa Su

Air FranceAF

Flights AF5816 15:50 Mo Th Fr Su · AF2168 varies Fr Sa · AF2266 19:43 Tu We Fr · AF2527 varies Mo

Air IncheonKJ

Flights KJ284 23:00 Mo Th Fr · KJ286 varies We Th Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9278 00:08 Mo Su · NZ9273 varies daily · NZ9275 07:24 daily · NZ9272 09:18 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su

Air Tahiti NuiTN

Flights TN1229 08:34 daily · TN2469 08:40 daily · TN2313 10:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · TN1176 11:12 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1501 07:16 daily · AS519 08:33 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AS539 10:01 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AS3386 10:07 Tu We

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA6274 07:00 daily · AA6277 09:35 daily · AA6188 11:35 daily · AA6276 14:25 daily

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7357 varies daily · NH7510 varies daily · NH7355 varies daily · NH7353 19:09 daily

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ6348 21:47 daily

AviancaAV

Flights AV2154 17:42 daily · AV2150 19:09 daily · AV2010 20:17 daily · AV2152 22:55 daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA6447 14:52 daily · BA1861 15:58 daily · BA7609 16:17 daily · BA7607 18:23 daily

China AirlinesCI

Flights CI9171 08:01 daily · CI9169 varies daily · CI9117 13:31 daily · CI9084 15:50 daily

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU8848 08:01 Mo Th Sa · MU8689 15:50 daily · MU8842 varies daily

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ1604 23:33 Mo Fr

Condor DEDE

Flights DE5011 11:24 daily · DE5030 14:52 daily · DE5032 18:23 daily · DE5009 21:26 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM1064 00:08 Mo Su · CM1061 17:42 daily · CM1062 19:09 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · CM1065 21:47 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1421 06:40 daily · DL1715 09:30 daily · DL2725 12:05 daily · DL2267 14:31 daily

El Al AirlinesLY

Flights LY4488 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · LY4095 13:31 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · LY4557 varies Mo We · LY4513 varies Mo We

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6182 varies daily

EVA AirBR

Flights BR629 08:30 We Fr Sa

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5031 19:27 daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY2514 21:26 Mo Th Su · AY4129 varies Mo Th Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F94593 varies daily

Gulf AirGF

Flights GF4288 15:58 daily · GF6428 23:33 Mo Th Fr

Iberia AirlinesIB

Flights IB7320 08:40 Tu Fr Sa Su · IB7311 10:00 Tu Fr · IB7265 14:52 Tu Th Sa Su · IB8206 15:58 Tu Th Sa Su

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4446 17:42 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AZ4444 19:09 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AZ4445 20:17 daily

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL7554 15:58 daily · JL7552 19:27 daily · JL7556 varies daily

KLMKL

Flights KL7479 15:50 daily · KL5893 19:30 Mo We Th Fr Su · KL7347 19:43 Mo Tu Sa Su

Korean AirKE

Flights KE7217 08:01 daily · KE7247 varies daily

LATAM ChileLA

Flights LA6815 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · LA6151 13:31 Fr Sa Su · LA6215 13:31 Mo Tu We Th Fr · LA6599 15:50 Tu We Sa Su

Porter AirlinesPD

Flights PD6294 19:27 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3062 08:34 daily · QF3333 11:12 daily · QF3142 13:12 daily · QF4152 15:58 daily

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR2151 08:40 daily · QR2101 10:00 Mo Tu We Th · QR2105 11:24 Fr · QR2111 varies daily

Royal Air MarocAT

Flights AT5164 13:12 Tu Fr Su

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)SK

Flights SK3630 varies daily · SK3628 varies daily · SK3626 varies daily · SK3853 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3939 06:30 Mo Th Fr · WN3169 varies Tu We Sa · WN3085 09:00 Mo Th Fr · WN2593 varies Tu We Sa

United AirlinesUA50% on time

Flights UA781 06:00 daily · UA1372 07:45 daily · UA433 09:37 daily · UA2199 10:55 daily

Virgin AtlanticVS

Flights VS4109 08:01 daily · VS4105 varies daily · VS4107 13:31 daily · VS1987 15:50 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8059 varies Tu We Sa · VA8554 varies daily · VA8056 varies daily · VA8058 varies Mo Sa Su

VolarisY4

Flights Y42793 20:46 daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS6451 10:52 Mo Tu We · WS7623 varies Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WS8630 15:50 daily · WS8608 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08KE214dep +0 → arr−20
09-07AA3100dep +8 → arr−24
09-07AA3138departed+153
09-07AA6260dep +16 → arr+1
09-07AM3249arrived−21
09-07AS408departed+65
09-07AS726departed+31
09-07AV2152arrived−13
09-07AY4129arrived+1
09-07BA4809arrived−24
09-07BA5112arrived+1
09-07CM1060arrived−13
09-07CM1064arrived−23
09-07CM1065arrived+35
09-07CZ1604arrived−24
09-07DL1559departed+20
09-07DL2197departed+32
09-07DL2986dep +5 → arr−21
09-07EI7391arrived+1
09-07EI7533arrived−24
09-07F94593departed+39
09-07GF6428arrived−24
09-07IB4353arrived+1
09-07JL7556arrived+1
09-07KJ284departed−4
09-07LA7912arrived−21
09-07NH7262arrived−13
09-07NZ9270arrived−13
09-07NZ9276arrived+35
09-07NZ9278arrived−23
09-07OZ6348arrived+35
09-07QF3206arrived+1
09-07QF4743arrived−24
09-07SK3853arrived−21
09-07UA1195dep +60 → arr+35
09-07UA2019departed+64
09-07UA2056dep +16 → arr−13
09-07UA233departed+15
09-07UA2681departed+120
09-07UA5592dep +13 → arr−23

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
LAXLos Angeles +19 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 56% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +23 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to San Francisco route actually runs

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

Is LAX–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:00 from LAX. 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 LAX to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 543 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–77 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–SFO fly?

43 carriers operate this route, around 1160 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.