TUS → SFOTucson to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco (SFO): 79 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 0% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 59 minutes late. 4 of the 9 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,208 km, an estimated 2 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tucson and San Francisco. Updated 15 November 2026 at 14:39 UTC.

Today, TUS → SFO

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 09:30 UA4683United On schedule SFO est. 14:10 +184sched 11:06
  2. · AC3770Air Canada On schedule SFO 15:27scheduled
  3. · AC4155Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 14:10 +184sched 11:06
  4. · AC4578Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 18:28 +38sched 17:50
  5. · EK6410Emirates On schedule SFO est. 14:10 +184sched 11:06
  6. · LH8833Lufthansa On schedule SFO est. 18:28 +38sched 17:50
  7. · LH9293Lufthansa On schedule SFO est. 14:10 +184sched 11:06
  8. · NZ9742Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 18:28 +38sched 17:50
  9. · NZ9743Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 15:27scheduled
  10. · NZ9744Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 14:10 +184sched 11:06
  11. · UA5583United On schedule SFO 15:27scheduled
  12. · UA5715United On schedule SFO est. 18:28 +38sched 17:50

Checked TUS board 06:33 · SFO board 06:39

TUS Tucson busy · +15
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
1,208 km · ~2h 03m est.
dep bank 09:30–17:5079x weekly
Runs rough · 5 airlines · 79x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 9 tracked TUS → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +59 min. 4 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+59 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~2h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures79x5 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandEmiratesLufthansa

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 AC4155 11:06 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AC3770 15:27 daily · AC4578 17:50 daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9744 11:06 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · NZ9743 15:27 daily · NZ9742 17:50 daily

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6410 11:06 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

LufthansaLH

Flights LH9293 11:06 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · LH8833 17:50 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4683 09:30 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · UA5583 14:00 daily · UA5715 16:23 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AC3770arrived+126
11-14AC4155arrived+59
11-14AC4578cancelledCNX
11-14EK6410arrived+59
11-14LH8833cancelledCNX
11-14LH9293arrived+59
11-14NZ9742cancelledCNX
11-14NZ9743arrived+126
11-14UA5715cancelledCNX

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
TUSTucson +15 min busy 🌤 overcast · ESE 3 kt Full TUS delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 8 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TUS and SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tucson to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TUS to SFO 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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How we measure this →

TUS to SFO questions

Is TUS–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at TUS is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TUS–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:30 from TUS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TUS to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 1,208 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 115–134 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TUS–SFO fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 79 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.