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The flight time from Dallas to San Francisco is approximately 3h 26m nonstop. The distance is 1,461 miles (2,351 km). There are about 14 nonstop flights from Dallas to San Francisco per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → SFO Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to San Francisco International Airport |
3h 26m | 1,461 mi | 97/wk | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to San Francisco, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Dallas to San Francisco is 1,461 miles, or 2,351 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,461 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,351 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,270 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 97 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 26m in the air on the DFW–SFO nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,461-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,461 miles (2,351 km) great-circle between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
