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KSFO · SFO

San Francisco International Airport

37.61900°N
-122.37500°W
ARR / DAY
536
0.1%
DEP / DAY
527
0.4%
ON-TIME
65.8% Top 25%
arr · avg 12 min
dep · 100% · avg -10 min cal
AVG DELAY
12 min
7d window

San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) is a large international airport located in San Francisco, CA. It features 4 runways with the longest being 11,870 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 536 arrivals and 527 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 39 carriers across 132 routes. The most active carrier is United Airlines (UAL). The busiest route is to Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). On-time performance averages 66% with an average delay of 12 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 78 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

21h ago
Temp
58°F
Wind
9 kts
280°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSFO 031611Z 28009G15KT 10SM FEW006 SCT010 BKN160 14/10 A3007 RMK AO2 T01440100

Communications Frequencies

2026-05-14
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
GND 121.800 24
GND 124.250 24
CLR 118.200 24
ATIS 113.700 24
ATIS 115.800 24
ATIS 118.850 24
APCH 128.325
APCH 133.950
APCH 134.500
APCH 251.050
APCH 254.250
APCH 310.800
APCH 338.200
DEP 120.900
DEP 135.100
DEP 307.200
DEP 323.200
UNICOM 122.950
SFO VOT 111.000
LCL/P 120.500 24
DUMB DP 120.900
TRUKN DP 120.900
SNTNA DP 120.900
SHORELIN 120.900
SAN FRAN 120.900
REBAS DP 120.900
QUIET DP 120.900
NIITE DP 120.900
CLASS B 120.900
GAP DP 120.900
CIITY DP 120.900
FOGGG DP 120.900
EMERG 121.500 24
CLASS B 125.350
CLASS B 127.000
ALWYS ST 128.325
MODESTO 128.325
DYAMD ST 128.325
YOSEM ST 128.325
BIG SUR 128.575
SERFR ST 128.575
WWAVS ST 128.575
CLASS B 133.950
STINS ST 133.950
STLER ST 133.950
POINT RE 133.950
PIRAT ST 133.950
BDEGA ST 133.950
CLASS B 134.500
RISTI ST 134.500
SSTIK DP 135.100
LUVVE DP 135.100
EUGEN DP 135.100
GNNRR DP 135.100
MOLEN DP 135.100
CLASS B 135.100
WESLA DP 135.100
SEGUL DP 135.100
SAHEY DP 135.100
PORTE DP 135.100
GAPP DP 135.100
QUIET DP 135.100
SERFR ST 254.250
BIG SUR 254.250
WWAVS ST 254.250
YOSEM ST 254.300
DYAMD ST 254.300
MODESTO 254.300
ALWYS ST 254.300
LCL/P 269.100 24
CLASS B 298.950
GNNRR DP 307.200
QUIET DP 307.200
CLASS B 307.200
PORTE DP 307.200
SAHEY DP 307.200
GAPP DP 307.200
SEAGUL D 307.200
OFFSHORE 307.200
MOLEN DP 307.200
EUGEN DP 307.200
LUVVE DP 307.200
WESLA DP 307.200
SSTIK DP 307.200
STLER ST 317.600
CLASS B 317.600
POINT RE 317.600
STINS ST 317.600
PIRAT ST 317.600
BDEGA ST 317.600
DUMB DP 323.200
SNTNA DP 323.200
SHORELIN 323.200
SAN FRAN 323.200
REBAS DP 323.200
QUIET DP 323.200
TRUKN DP 323.200
CLASS B 323.200
GAPP DP 323.200
CIITY DP 323.200
FOGGG DP 323.200
NIITE DP 323.200
RISTI ST 338.200
CLASS B 338.200
CLASS B 354.100
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZOA
Mag var:
14° E
Fuel:
100LL, A++

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KSFO · last 7d

103 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 5 PM · 1 movement every 78 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
SFOEWR
Newark, US
United Airlines 119 5h 38m
SFOORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 116 4h 10m
SFOLAX
Los Angeles, US
United Airlines 107 1h 34m
SFODEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 107 2h 36m
SFOLAS
Las Vegas, US
United Airlines 103 1h 33m
SFOSAN
San Diego, US
United Airlines 90 1h 33m
SFODFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 90 3h 44m
SFOIAD
Washington, DC, US
United Airlines 83 5h 16m
SFOIAH
Houston, US
United Airlines 81 3h 37m
SFOSEA
Seattle, US
Alaska Airlines 75 2h 2m
SFOLAX
Los Angeles, US
Delta AIR Lines 73 1h 20m
SFOSNA
Santa Ana, US
SKY West Aviation 71 1h 23m
SFOATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 68 4h 43m
SFOBOS
Boston, US
United Airlines 67 5h 50m
SFOBUR
Burbank, US
United Airlines 66 1h 12m
SFOSEA
Seattle, US
United Airlines 65 2h 3m
SFOJFK
New York, US
Delta AIR Lines 65 5h 45m
SFOLAX
Los Angeles, US
Alaska Airlines 64 1h 19m
SFOBOS
Boston, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (new York 64 6h 11m
SFOORD
Chicago, US
American Airlines 61 4h 20m
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