SFO → TPESan Francisco to Taipei

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE): 57 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 100% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 30 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 34 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,391 km, an estimated 13 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Taipei. Updated 30 October 2026 at 02:25 UTC.

Today, SFO → TPE

Thu 29 Oct · local times
AV4504AviancaIn the air, 18 min late

Left SFO at 00:58, 18 min after its 00:40 slot.

CM8012Copa AirlinesIn the air, 18 min late

Left SFO at 00:58, 18 min after its 00:40 slot.

  1. 00:10 AA8365American Left 00:06 ·
  2. 00:10 AS7219Alaska Airlines Left 00:06 ·
  3. 00:10 AV4510Avianca Left 00:18 +8 ·
  4. 00:10 BR27EVA AIR Left 00:18 +8 Landed 04:50 −20
  5. 00:10 CM8014Copa Airlines Left 00:18 +8 ·
  6. 00:10 JX11STARLUX Left 00:06 Landed 04:30 −45
  7. 00:10 TG6255THAI Left 00:18 +8 ·
  8. 00:40 AV4504Avianca Left 00:58 +18 ·
  9. 00:40 BR17EVA AIR Left 00:58 +18 Landed 05:13 −42
  10. 00:40 CM8012Copa Airlines Left 00:58 +18 ·
  11. 00:40 TG6253THAI Left 00:58 +18 ·
  12. 07:15 BR629EVA AIR On scheduleTITM ·
  13. 10:30 CI5345China Airlines Left 10:28 ·
  14. 12:20 AV4508Avianca Left 12:21 ·
  15. 12:20 BR7EVA AIR Left 12:21 TPE est. 16:39In the air · sched 17:20
  16. 12:20 TG6257THAI Left 12:21 ·
  17. 13:45 UA871United Left 13:42 Landed 18:01 −59
  18. 23:10 UA853United Departed Landed 04:26 −19
  19. 23:40 CI3China Airlines On scheduleGate A1 · TITM ·
  20. 23:40 DL7726Delta On scheduleGate A1 · TITM ·

Checked SFO board 19:25 · TPE board 09:25

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
TPE Taipei smooth · +0
10,391 km · ~13h 49m est.
dep bank 00:45–23:4557x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 57x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 11 tracked SFO → TPE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −30 min. 0 of 34 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−30 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~13h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures57x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 34

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China AirlinesEVA AirStarlux AirlinesUnited 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
China AirlinesCI

Flights CI3 01:05 daily · CI5345 varies Mo Th Sa · CI5175 varies Tu Fr

EVA AirBR100% on time

Flights BR27 00:45 daily · BR17 01:10 daily · BR629 07:15 Th Fr Sa · BR7 12:30 daily

Starlux AirlinesJX

Flights JX11 00:50 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA871 varies daily · UA853 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AA8365departed−4
10-29AS7219departed−4
10-29AV4504departed+18
10-29AV4508departed+1
10-29AV4510departed+8
10-29BR17dep +18 → arr−42
10-29BR27dep +8 → arr−20
10-29BR7departed+1
10-29CI5345departed−2
10-29CM8012departed+18
10-29CM8014departed+8
10-29JX11dep −4 → arr−45
10-29TG6253departed+18
10-29TG6255departed+8
10-29TG6257departed+1
10-29UA853arrived−19
10-29UA871dep −3 → arr−59
10-28AA8365departed−4
10-28AS7219departed−4
10-28AV4504departed+8
10-28AV4508departed+2
10-28AV4510departed+11
10-28BR17dep +8 → arr−39
10-28BR27dep +11 → arr−15
10-28BR7dep +2 → arr−27
10-28CI3dep +0 → arr−30
10-28CM8012departed+8
10-28CM8014departed+11
10-28DL7726departed+0
10-28JX11dep −4 → arr−27
10-28TG6253departed+8
10-28TG6255departed+11
10-28TG6257departed+2
10-28UA853arrived−53

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 · W 7 kt Full SFO delay board →
TPETaipei +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 13 kt Full TPE delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 48% 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 Taipei route actually runs

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

Is SFO–TPE 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–TPE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:45 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to TPE?

Great-circle distance is 10,391 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 763–921 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–TPE fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 57 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.