Plane range from San Francisco International (SFO) – how far can you fly?

San Francisco, United States

IATA Code
SFO
Airport
San Francisco International
Elevation
13 ft
Longest runway
11,870 ft
Airliners at MTOW
55 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
10L/28R 11,870 ft 200 ft asphalt
10R/28L 11,381 ft 200 ft asphalt
01L/19R 7,650 ft 200 ft asphalt
01R/19L 8,660 ft 200 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from San Francisco. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from SFO

SFO's longest runway, 10L/28R, is 11,870 ft.

All 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it at maximum takeoff weight, so the runway never shortens their range here.

AircraftTakeoff from SFORange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,204 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 8,346 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,504 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 8,346 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,105 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 8,346 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,505 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 8,346 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,804 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 8,346 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,504 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
MLE
Malé, 8,144 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,804 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
MLE
Malé, 8,144 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,605 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
MLE
Malé, 8,144 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,005 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,842 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,804 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,842 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,505 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,842 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,604 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 7,362 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,505 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 7,295 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,904 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 7,295 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,604 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
AUH
Abu Dhabi, 7,078 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,205 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
DXB
Dubai, 7,030 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,504 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
CAI
Cairo, 6,482 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,504 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
SYD
Sydney, 6,452 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,504 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
AKL
Auckland, 5,674 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,904 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
FRA
Frankfurt, 4,939 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,205 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
HND
Tokyo, 4,474 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,503 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,652 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,503 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,652 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,003 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,652 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,305 ft
3,794 nm
88 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,652 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,952 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,652 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,804 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
UIO
Quito, 3,325 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,804 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
UIO
Quito, 3,325 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,503 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
UIO
Quito, 3,325 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,203 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
UIO
Quito, 3,325 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,503 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
UIO
Quito, 3,325 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,504 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,301 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,504 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,826 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,103 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,203 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,908 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,503 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,361 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,903 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
AUG
Augusta, 2,376 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,204 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,361 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,704 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,361 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,504 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,361 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,679 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
AUG
Augusta, 2,376 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,103 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,361 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,132 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
MIA
Miami, 2,243 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,004 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
LIH
Lihue, 2,124 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,007 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
LIH
Lihue, 2,124 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,836 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
YYZ
Toronto, 1,959 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,659 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
ATL
Atlanta, 1,855 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,192 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
ATL
Atlanta, 1,855 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,538 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
ATL
Atlanta, 1,855 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,479 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 1,635 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,302 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
ORD
Chicago, 1,600 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,302 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
IAH
Houston, 1,419 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,902 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
DFW
Dallas, 1,270 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for SFO's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is San Carlos Airport, 9 nm from SFO. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from SFO

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from SFO at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

SFO → NBO Nairobi, 8,346 nm (15,457 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 2 more
SFO → MLE Malé, 8,144 nm (15,083 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 5 more
SFO → CMB Colombo, 7,842 nm (14,524 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 8 more
SFO → ADD Addis Ababa, 7,816 nm (14,476 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 8 more
SFO → CGK Jakarta, 7,538 nm (13,961 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 8 more

Featured Nonstop Routes

The Boeing 787-8 departs SFO nonstop to Singapore — try it on the map →

Nearest major airports

LAX Los Angeles 294 nm away · 12,894 ft runway LAS Las Vegas 359 nm away · 14,835 ft runway PHX Phoenix 565 nm away · 11,489 ft runway SEA Seattle 590 nm away · 11,901 ft runway YVR Vancouver 696 nm away · 11,500 ft runway DEN Denver 839 nm away · 16,000 ft runway
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