SFO → LAXSan Francisco to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX): 75 nonstop departures observed each week across 11 airlines. The median arrival is 88 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 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 San Francisco and Los Angeles. Updated 23 October 2026 at 11:17 UTC.

Today, SFO → LAX

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 AV2163Avianca On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  2. 06:00 NZ9260Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  3. 06:00 UA2127United On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  4. 06:00 UA3904United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  5. 06:00 VA8546Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  6. 06:10 WN2486Southwest On scheduleGate D10 · T2 ·
  7. 07:00 NZ9256Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E4 · T3 ·
  8. 07:00 UA1260United On scheduleGate E4 · T3 ·
  9. 07:10 AM4306AeroMexico On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  10. 07:10 DL1598Delta On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  11. 07:10 LA8656LATAM Chile On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  12. 07:10 MU8812China Eastern On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  13. 07:10 VS2272Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  14. 07:10 WS8086WestJet On scheduleGate C7 · T1 ·
  15. 07:15 AA2660American On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  16. 07:15 EI7323Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  17. 07:15 QF4367Qantas On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  18. 07:15 TN1339Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B27 · T1 ·
  19. 07:27 AS340Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  20. 07:27 TN2322Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  21. 08:47 AS1329Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  22. 08:47 QR4272Qatar On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  23. 08:47 TN2718Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  24. 08:55 AV2039Avianca On scheduleGate F16 · T3 ·
  25. 08:55 AZ4493ITA Airways On scheduleGate F16 · T3 ·
  26. 08:55 NZ9265Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F16 · T3 ·
  27. 08:55 UA1457United On scheduleGate F16 · T3 ·
  28. 08:55 VA8050Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F16 · T3 ·
  29. 08:58 F93308Frontier On scheduleT1 ·
  30. 08:58 Y42034Volaris On scheduleT1 ·
  31. 09:27 AA6274American On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  32. 09:27 BA4663British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  33. 09:27 EI7110Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  34. 09:27 QF3062Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  35. 09:27 TN1123Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  36. 09:54 AM4294AeroMexico On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  37. 09:54 DL1421Delta On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  38. 09:54 KL6896KLM On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  39. 09:54 LA6826LATAM Chile On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  40. 09:54 VS4118Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  41. 09:54 WS8664WestJet On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  42. 09:55 WN1275Southwest On scheduleGate D3 · T2 ·
  43. 10:21 AS1369Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  44. 10:21 BA7612British Airways On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  45. 10:21 IB7281Iberia Airlines On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  46. 10:21 TN2717Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  47. 10:25 AV2011Avianca On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  48. 10:25 AZ4492ITA Airways On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  49. 10:25 CA7319Air China On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  50. 10:25 NZ9268Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  51. 10:25 UA1164United On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  52. 10:25 VA8052Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D9 · T2 ·
  53. 10:31 AA6428American On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  54. 10:31 BA4596British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  55. 10:31 EI7324Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  56. 10:31 JL7555Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  57. 10:31 PD6298Porter On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  58. 10:31 QF4415Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  59. 10:31 TN1241Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  60. 11:30 WN4319Southwest On scheduleGate D4 · T2 ·
  61. 11:32 AA6277American On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  62. 11:32 BA5357British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  63. 11:32 EI7322Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  64. 11:32 JL7553Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  65. 11:32 QF3333Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  66. 11:32 TN1322Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  67. 12:05 AM3851AeroMexico On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  68. 12:05 CI9099China Airlines On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  69. 12:05 DL1862Delta On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  70. 12:05 LA7943LATAM Chile On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  71. 12:05 SK3932Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  72. 12:05 VS4116Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  73. 12:05 WS8087WestJet On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  74. 12:28 CA7322Air China On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  75. 12:28 NH7352ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  76. 12:28 NZ9253Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  77. 12:28 UA1506United On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  78. 12:28 VA8049Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  79. 13:25 AS753Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  80. 13:25 BA7610British Airways On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  81. 13:25 IB7280Iberia Airlines On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  82. 13:25 QF3772Qantas On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  83. 13:25 TN2716Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  84. 13:28 AA2072American On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  85. 13:28 BA5608British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  86. 13:28 EI7152Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  87. 13:28 GF6880Gulfair On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  88. 13:28 IB4847Iberia Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  89. 13:28 QF3051Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  90. 13:28 TN1113Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  91. 13:50 CA7321Air China On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  92. 13:50 NH7263ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  93. 13:50 NZ9259Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  94. 13:50 UA2610United On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  95. 13:50 VA8053Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  96. 14:40 AM4310AeroMexico On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  97. 14:40 DL1715Delta On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  98. 14:40 KE7236Korean Air On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  99. 14:40 KL6897KLM On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  100. 14:40 SK3638Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  101. 14:40 VS4114Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  102. 14:40 WS8726WestJet On scheduleGate C3 · T1 ·
  103. 15:15 WN3399Southwest On scheduleGate D3 · T2 ·
  104. 16:07 AA6276American On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  105. 16:07 BA6507British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  106. 16:07 CZ1754China Southern On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  107. 16:07 EI7675Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  108. 16:07 QF3144Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  109. 16:07 TN1280Air Tahiti Nui On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  110. 16:10 CA7318Air China On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·
  111. 16:10 LH7498Lufthansa On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·
  112. 16:10 NH7354ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·
  113. 16:10 NZ9252Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·
  114. 16:10 UA1754United On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·
  115. 16:10 VA8190Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D15 · T2 ·

Checked SFO board 04:17 · LAX board 22:33

SFO San Francisco disrupted · +115
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +12
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:5075x weekly
Disrupted · 11 airlines · 75x weekly · nonstop
42 / 100

route health from live SFO and LAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is +88 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+88 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures75x11 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaAir Tahiti NuiAlaska AirlinesAmerican 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 ChinaCA

Flights CA7320 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Su · CA7321 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Su · CA7323 varies Mo Th Fr

Air Tahiti NuiTN

Flights TN2720 varies daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS340 07:27 daily · AS1329 08:47 daily · AS1369 10:21 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AS753 13:25 daily

AviancaAV

Flights AV2011 varies daily · AV2039 varies daily

Condor DEDE

Flights DE5033 varies Th Sa · DE5029 varies daily

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM1069 varies daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93308 08:58 Mo Th Fr Su · F92858 19:25 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN2486 06:10 Mo Th Fr · WN4317 06:40 Su · WN2744 06:45 Tu We · WN3976 08:35 Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2127 06:00 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA1260 07:00 daily · UA1457 08:55 daily · UA1164 10:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22AA2244arrived−3
10-22F92858arrived+88

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 +115 min disrupted ⛅ mostly cloudy · 5 kt Full SFO delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +12 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 5 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 58% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +25 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is SFO–LAX running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:40 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to LAX?

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 SFO–LAX fly?

11 carriers operate this route, around 319 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.