SFO → DFWSan Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 155 nonstop departures observed each week across 9 airlines. 75% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. 2 of the 16 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 San Francisco and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 31 October 2026 at 14:47 UTC.

Today, SFO → DFW

Sat 31 Oct · local times
AA2904American326 min late

The SFO board at 07:47 shows departure at 14:26 instead of 09:00, gate B24 (T1).

Landing
20:11DFW board estimate · sched 14:41
Later cancelled
1.8%of 17,533 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AC5156 10:15Air Canada · then NZ9080 10:15, UA2842 10:15
Track AA2904 →
BA5596British Airways326 min late

The SFO board at 07:47 shows departure at 14:26 instead of 09:00, gate B24 (T1).

Later cancelled
8%of 2,660 past British Airways flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AC5156 10:15Air Canada · then NZ9080 10:15, UA2842 10:15
  1. 00:11 AA2111American Left 00:08 Landed 05:12 −32
  2. 00:11 BA5598British Airways Left 00:08 ·
  3. 00:11 CX7578Cathay Pacific Left 00:08 ·
  4. 00:11 QF4479Qantas Left 00:08 ·
  5. 05:30 AA2116American Left 05:30 DFW est. 10:34In the air · sched 11:15
  6. 05:30 QF3073Qantas Left 05:30 ·
  7. 06:47 AA2305American Left 06:47 DFW est. 12:20In the air · sched 12:27
  8. 06:47 BA6540British Airways Left 06:47 ·
  9. 06:47 QF4719Qantas Left 06:47 ·
  10. 08:00 AA304American On scheduleFinal call · Gate B25 · T1 DFW est. 13:36sched 13:39
  11. 08:00 BA5599British Airways On scheduleFinal call · Gate B25 · T1 ·
  12. 08:00 IB4169Iberia Airlines On scheduleFinal call · Gate B25 · T1 ·
  13. 08:00 QF4113Qantas On scheduleFinal call · Gate B25 · T1 ·
  14. 09:00 AA2904American Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 DFW est. 20:11 +330sched 14:41
  15. 09:00 BA5596British Airways Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 ·
  16. 09:00 G33750Gol Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 ·
  17. 09:00 GF4309Gulfair Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 ·
  18. 09:00 IB4145Iberia Airlines Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 ·
  19. 09:00 QF3065Qantas Est. 14:26 +326Gate B24 · T1 ·
  20. 10:15 AC5156Air Canada On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  21. 10:15 NZ9080Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  22. 10:15 UA2842United On scheduleGate E10 · T3 DFW 15:49scheduled
  23. 10:15 VA8273Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  24. 11:13 AA1849American On scheduleGate B23 · T1 DFW 16:56scheduled
  25. 11:13 AY5711Finnair On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  26. 11:13 BA5597British Airways On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  27. 11:13 G36217Gol On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  28. 11:13 GF6536Gulfair On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  29. 11:13 QF4499Qantas On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  30. 11:13 QR7784Qatar On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  31. 12:42 AA2275American On scheduleGate B23 · T1 DFW 18:26scheduled
  32. 12:42 BA5600British Airways On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  33. 12:42 CX7582Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  34. 12:42 G36202Gol On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  35. 12:42 GF6774Gulfair On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  36. 12:42 JL7542Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  37. 12:42 QF4920Qantas On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  38. 14:01 AA2387American On scheduleGate B23 · T1 DFW 19:45scheduled
  39. 14:01 BA4399British Airways On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  40. 14:01 GF6716Gulfair On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  41. 14:01 QF3158Qantas On scheduleGate B23 · T1 ·
  42. 15:41 AA2205American On scheduleGate B27 · T1 DFW 21:20scheduled
  43. 15:41 BA5602British Airways On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  44. 15:41 FJ5017Fiji Airways On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  45. 15:41 QF3294Qantas On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  46. 15:41 QR2211Qatar On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·

Checked SFO board 07:47 · DFW board 09:01

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
2,352 km · ~3h 31m est.
dep bank 00:11–23:59155x weekly
Runs mixed · 9 airlines · 155x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 tracked SFO → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 2 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~3h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures155x9 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled12.5%recent route rate · 2 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir ChinaAir New ZealandAmerican 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 CanadaAC

Flights AC4206 varies daily · AC5156 varies daily

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7247 varies We Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9082 08:46 daily · NZ9080 varies daily

American AirlinesAA80% on time

Flights AA2111 00:11 daily · AA2116 05:30 daily · AA2305 06:47 daily · AA304 08:00 daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY5711 varies daily

Gulf AirGF

Flights GF6774 varies daily

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL7542 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2842 varies daily · UA775 14:15 Sa · UA1336 16:45 daily · UA1375 16:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8273 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA2111dep −3 → arr−32
10-31AA2116departed+0
10-31AA2305departed+0
10-31BA5598departed−3
10-31BA6540departed+0
10-31CX7578departed−3
10-31QF3073departed+0
10-31QF4479departed−3
10-31QF4719departed+0
10-30AA1849arrived−14
10-30AA2116arrived−4
10-30AA2325cancelledCNX
10-30F92930arrived+7
10-30QF4572cancelledCNX
10-30UA1852arrived−12
10-29AA2111arrived−19

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full SFO delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 3 kt Full DFW 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 +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is SFO–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:11 and evening departures around 17:36 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to DFW?

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.

How often does SFO–DFW fly?

9 carriers operate this route, around 155 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.