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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Edmonton (YEG): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 40% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,871 km, an estimated 2 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Edmonton. Updated 11 September 2026 at 12:38 UTC.
SFO
San Francisco
smooth · +0
YEG
Edmonton
tracking
1,871 km · ~2h 54m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
40% on time
of the last 5 operated SFO → YEG flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+26 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~2h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes09-10AC8558departed+26
09-10AV2878departed+26
09-07AC8558departed−1
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Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the San Francisco to Edmonton route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to YEG 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 YEG questions
Is SFO–YEG 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.
How long is the flight from SFO to YEG?
Great-circle distance is 1,871 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 162–190 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SFO–YEG fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SFO and arrival-side delay at YEG, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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