Los Angeles to San Francisco Flights LAX → SFO

Los Angeles International Airport → San Francisco International Airport

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, US → 🇺🇸 San Francisco, US

The Los Angeles to San Francisco route connects Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 338 miles (544 km) with a typical flight time of 56m. This route is served by 20 airlines: SkyWest, United, Asiana and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 35 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: KLAX
IATA Code:: LAX
City:: 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Country:: US
Elevation:: 125 ft

Destination Airport

San Francisco International Airport

ICAO Code:: KSFO
IATA Code:: SFO
City:: 🇺🇸 San Francisco
Country:: US
Elevation:: 13 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

338

Miles

56m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Asiana	`AAR`	`OZ`
Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
Horizon	`QXE`	`QX`
China Airlines	`CAL`	`CI`
ABX Air	`ABX`	`GB`
EVA Air	`EVA`	`BR`
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
Alaska Airlines	`ASA`	`AS`
AirZeta	`AIH`	`KJ`
Korean Air	`KAL`	`KE`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
NetJets Aviation	`EJA`	`1I`
PenAir	`NLA`	`-`
Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
Sunset Aviation	`TWY`	`-`
Flexjet	`LXJ`	`-`
Vista America	`VJA`	`-`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	37	12%
Tuesday	36	12%
Wednesday	47	16%
Thursday	51	17%
Friday	50	17%
Saturday	41	14%
Sunday	40	13%

Pattern Analysis

35 Daily Flights:

SKW115 ASA115 AAR284 ABX1920 FFT2857 QXE2468 KAL214 SKW3462 SKW3475 SKW5414 DAL2272 QXE2445 UAL2056 AAR285 AAR286 DAL1421 DAL2267 AAL3176 AIH286 SKW1320 SKW2150 SKW3433 SKW6260 UAL1245 UAL1363 UAL2019 UAL2647 UAL3928 DAL1559 SWA1276 SWA1327 SWA1391 SWA8526 QXE2149 QXE2150

Data Points: 302
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 221 flights
Weekend: 81 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

20 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
ABX Air `ABX` / `GB`	ABX1920	B763	05:50 5:50 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 30, 2026	Active
AirZeta `AIH` / `KJ`	AIH286	B744	05:20 5:20 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 26, 2025	Active
Alaska Airlines `ASA` / `AS`	ASA115	B739	19:55 7:55 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 26, 2026	Active
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`	AAL3176	B738	18:44 6:44 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 27, 2025	Active
Asiana `AAR` / `OZ`	AAR284 AAR285 AAR286	B741	23:00 11:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 1, 2026	Active
China Airlines `CAL` / `CI`	-	B744	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 6, 2025	Active
Delta Air Lines `DAL` / `DL`	DAL1421 DAL2267 DAL1559 DAL2272 FFT2857	B738	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 30, 2026	Active
EVA Air `EVA` / `BR`	-	B77L	01:50 1:50 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 27, 2025	Active
Flexjet `LXJ`	-	E545	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 3, 2025	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	FFT2857	A320	18:06 6:06 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 24, 2026	Active
Horizon `QXE` / `QX`	QXE2468 QXE2149 QXE2150 QXE2445	E75L	06:10 6:10 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 30, 2026	Active
Korean Air `KAL` / `KE`	KAL214	B748	05:40 5:40 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 28, 2026	Active
NetJets Aviation `EJA` / `1I`	-	CL60	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 3, 2025	Active
PenAir `NLA`	-	E75L	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 23, 2025	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`	-	E75L	-	M T W T F S S	Aug 10, 2025	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	SKW115 SKW3462 SKW3475 SKW5414 SKW1320 SKW2150 SKW3433 SKW6260	E75L	09:38 9:38 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 26, 2026	Active
Southwest `SWA` / `WN`	SWA1276 SWA1327 SWA1391 SWA8526	B38M	18:50 6:50 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 26, 2026	Active
Sunset Aviation `TWY`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 2, 2025	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	UAL2056 DAL2272 QXE2445 UAL1245 UAL1363 UAL2019 UAL2647 UAL3928	B772	12:00 12:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 25, 2026	Active
Vista America `VJA`	-	CL30	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 3, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 20

Active Routes: 20

Unique Airlines: 20

Aircraft Types: 20

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
01:50 1:50 AM	EVA Air	`EVA`	`BR`
05:20 5:20 AM	AirZeta	`AIH`	`KJ`
05:40 5:40 AM	Korean Air	`KAL`	`KE`
05:50 5:50 AM	ABX Air	`ABX`	`GB`
06:00 6:00 AM	Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
06:10 6:10 AM	Horizon	`QXE`	`QX`
09:38 9:38 AM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
12:00 12:00 PM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
18:06 6:06 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
18:44 6:44 PM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
18:50 6:50 PM	Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
19:55 7:55 PM	Alaska Airlines	`ASA`	`AS`
23:00 11:00 PM	Asiana	`AAR`	`OZ`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KLAX - America/Los_Angeles).

Total Departure Times: 13

Time Range:
01:50 - 23:00

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.