SFO → LAXSan Francisco to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX): 137 nonstop departures observed each week across 22 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. 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 6 September 2026 at 19:07 UTC.

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:50137x weekly
Running clean · 22 airlines · 137x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and LAX delay boards

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

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures137x22 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AeroméxicoAir ChinaAir FranceAir Tahiti Nui

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
AeroméxicoAM

Flights AM4310 11:58 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

Air ChinaCA

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

Air FranceAF

Flights AF2778 varies daily

Air Tahiti NuiTN

Flights TN2716 varies daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1329 08:23 daily · AS200 10:06 daily · AS3385 12:22 Tu We · AS1499 12:23 Mo Th Fr

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7352 varies daily

China AirlinesCI

Flights CI9133 varies Mo Tu We Sa Su

Condor DEDE

Flights DE5033 varies daily

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM1069 varies daily · CM1068 varies daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1598 07:13 daily · DL1421 09:30 daily · DL1715 varies daily · DL2725 14:36 daily

El Al AirlinesLY

Flights LY4570 varies Mo We

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92858 20:23 daily

Iberia AirlinesIB

Flights IB7280 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · IB7298 varies Mo Fr Sa

LATAM ChileLA

Flights LA6815 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · LA7149 18:00 Tu We

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR3360 varies We · QR3389 varies We

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)SK

Flights SK3638 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1462 06:00 Mo Th Fr · WN280 06:00 Sa · WN1079 07:40 Tu We · WN3554 09:35 Tu We Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5591 06:45 Mo Tu We · UA2127 07:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA1457 08:50 daily · UA1164 10:25 daily

Virgin AtlanticVS

Flights VS4114 varies daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8049 varies daily · VA8048 varies daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS8726 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06AV2039departed+2
09-06AZ4492departed+2

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 🌤 scattered clouds · W 11 kt Full SFO delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SSW 7 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 54% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +24 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?

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–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:05 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?

22 carriers operate this route, around 364 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.