Great-circle route SFO ↔ DAL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → DAL San Francisco to Dallas |
6/wk | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat | Southwest Airlines |
| DAL → SFO Dallas to San Francisco |
7/wk | Daily | Southwest Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying the SFO–DAL nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between San Francisco International Airport and Dallas Love Field is 1,473 miles, or 2,371 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,473 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,371 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,280 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Southwest Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 13 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 3h 27m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,473-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.
About 6 a week from San Francisco to Dallas and 7 a week from Dallas to San Francisco, from our most recent schedule sample.
Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
