Direct flights from Miami (MIA) to San Francisco (SFO): 211 nonstop departures observed each week across 17 airlines. 44% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. 5 of the 12 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 4,154 km, an estimated 5 hours 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Miami and San Francisco. Updated 1 November 2026 at 21:15 UTC.
The MIA board at 16:06 shows departure at 20:09 instead of 19:20, gate D20 (TD).
Checked MIA board 16:06 · SFO board 13:15
of the last 9 tracked MIA → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −5 min. 5 of 12 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 NZ2924 varies daily
Flights AA1934 07:10 daily · AA2335 16:15 daily · AA2347 18:39 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AA1639 20:47 daily
Flights BA5019 19:33 daily · BA5021 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Flights CX7555 10:29 daily · CX7505 19:33 Tu We · CX7650 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Flights CZ1622 19:33 Mo Tu Th Sa
Flights CM2874 varies daily · CM2873 20:10 Mo We Th Fr Su
Flights EK6034 12:43 daily · EK6316 20:10 Mo We Th Fr Su
Flights FJ5018 varies We Fr Sa Su
Flights G36179 10:29 daily · G36441 19:33 daily · G36106 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · G36329 23:59 daily
Flights GF4168 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · GF4360 23:59 Tu We Fr Sa Su
Flights IB4676 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · IB8548 23:59 daily
Flights AZ4406 12:43 daily · AZ4454 20:10 Mo We Th Fr Su
Flights JL7547 10:29 daily
Flights QF3076 10:29 daily · QF4513 19:33 daily · QF3130 21:59 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · QF4121 23:59 daily
Flights AT5141 10:29 Mo Th Sa
Flights VA8395 varies daily · VA8394 20:10 Mo We Th Fr Su
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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 +11 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 MIA 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: Miami (MIA) to San Francisco (SFO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Significant delay risk. The departure side at MIA is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 18:39 from MIA. 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 4,154 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 323–386 min gate-to-gate on this route.
17 carriers operate this route, around 211 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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