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

San Francisco International ⇄ Melbourne SFO–MEL

Airlines flew 716 flights between San Francisco International SFO in San Francisco, CA and Melbourne, Australia MEL in Melbourne, AU in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 144,380 passengers in 183,755 seats, 79% of them filled, and 7,296,099 pounds of freight. 7,853 miles, about 907 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: United Air Lines Inc. (716).

716
flights, twelve months
SFO-MEL: 359 · MEL-SFO: 357
144,380
passengers
79% of seats filled
7,853
miles
about 907 minutes airborne
1
airline
1 aircraft type

Flights by month both directions

0163146621/254/257/2510/251/264/26587/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2562
2/2554
3/2562
4/2560
5/2561
6/2561
7/2559
8/2560
9/2560
10/2557
11/2558
12/2562
1/2661
2/2656
3/2662
4/2660
5/2662
6/2660
7/2658

Passengers by month

03,4966,99210,48813,9841/254/257/2510/251/264/2612,2787/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2513,984
2/259,106
3/2511,412
4/2513,437
5/2511,671
6/2512,691
7/2512,921
8/2511,203
9/2511,907
10/2511,667
11/2510,500
12/2513,440
1/2613,105
2/268,835
3/2613,494
4/2613,274
5/2612,040
6/2612,637
7/2612,278

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA716144,38079%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
B787-900 Dreamliner716257144,380

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

359 flights of 363 scheduled, 72,813 passengers in 92,263 seats, 2,314,908 pounds of freight, 189,561 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 359.

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

357 flights of 363 scheduled, 71,567 passengers in 91,492 seats, 4,981,191 pounds of freight, 1,207,443 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 357.

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: San Francisco International SFO and Melbourne, Australia MEL; all routes.