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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Philadelphia International ⇄ San Francisco International PHL–SFO

Airlines flew 4,049 flights between Philadelphia International PHL in Philadelphia, PA and San Francisco International SFO in San Francisco, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 627,896 passengers in 750,965 seats, 84% of them filled, and 327,854 pounds of freight. 2,522 miles, about 337 minutes in the air, on 5 airlines: American Airlines Inc. (2,596), United Air Lines Inc. (1,446), Delta Air Lines Inc. (4), Alaska Airlines Inc. (2) and 1 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

4,049
flights, twelve months
PHL-SFO: 2,020 · SFO-PHL: 2,029
627,896
passengers
84% of seats filled
2,522
miles
about 337 minutes airborne
5
airlines
10 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

01162313464621/254/257/2510/251/264/264627/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25236
2/25195
3/25268
4/25284
5/25304
6/25293
7/25357
8/25334
9/25334
10/25361
11/25294
12/25318
1/26230
2/26223
3/26293
4/26330
5/26417
6/26453
7/26462

Passengers by month

019,12738,25457,38076,5071/254/257/2510/251/264/2676,5077/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2535,170
2/2528,624
3/2538,446
4/2545,036
5/2551,743
6/2551,894
7/2561,045
8/2556,923
9/2550,364
10/2554,193
11/2544,092
12/2549,987
1/2635,858
2/2631,956
3/2644,576
4/2650,213
5/2662,354
6/2670,873
7/2676,507

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
American Airlines Inc. AA2,596424,61884%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA1,446202,61882%charter passenger service, scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL419668%charter passenger service
Alaska Airlines Inc. AS232090%scheduled passenger service
JetBlue Airways B6114491%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A321-200n2,327196382,810
Boeing B737 Max 8001,037167146,153
Boeing B737 Max 90027517938,132
Boeing 737-900ER19617929,370
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr12018518,603
Boeing 737-8007916711,129
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2008150881
Boeing 757-200593366
Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER1350201
B787-900 Dreamliner1257251

PHL → SFO this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

2,020 flights of 2,046 scheduled, 307,632 passengers in 375,042 seats, 151,598 pounds of freight, 46,256 pounds of mail. American Airlines Inc. 1,297; United Air Lines Inc. 723.

SFO → PHL this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

2,029 flights of 2,049 scheduled, 320,264 passengers in 375,923 seats, 176,256 pounds of freight, 234,975 pounds of mail. American Airlines Inc. 1,299; United Air Lines Inc. 723; Delta Air Lines Inc. 4; Alaska Airlines Inc. 2; JetBlue Airways 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Philadelphia International PHL and San Francisco International SFO; all routes.