New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO) flights

Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines fly nonstop from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, with about 131 flights a week in July 2026. The 2,586-mile flight takes about 6h 29m gate to gate.

From

JFK

New York

John F. Kennedy International Airport

SFO

San Francisco

San Francisco International Airport

Distance: 2,586 mi · 4,162 km
Flight time: 6h 29m
Airlines: 4
Seats filled: 88%

Flights a week, July 2026

6,610 flights and 953,268 passengers in 12 months

Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying JFK to SFO

Airline	Flights a week	Aircraft	Passengers (12 months)	Flight time
Delta Air Lines	42	Boeing 767-300/300ER, Boeing 757-200, Airbus A330-200	388,022	6h 32m
JetBlue	37	Airbus A321, Airbus A320-100/200	262,385	6h 27m
American Airlines	32	Airbus A321, Boeing 737 MAX 8	129,572	6h 29m
Alaska Airlines	20	Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737-800	173,289	6h 27m

Airlines are the operating carrier: regional airlines such as SkyWest or Horizon often fly under a larger airline's brand.

JFK to SFO flight schedule

23 flight numbers flew this route in August 2026, 19 of them almost daily. The first usually leaves at 6:00am and the last at 9:30pm. Times are local and can change; check with the airline before you book.

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Days flown in August 2026	On time (12 months)
AA 76American Airlines	6:00am	9:23am	31	89%
B6 115JetBlue	6:00am	9:15am	31	81%
DL 668Delta Air Lines	7:00am	10:15am	31	72%
AA 179American Airlines	7:55am	11:18am	31	80%
B6 15JetBlue	8:00am	11:20am	26	84%
DL 669Delta Air Lines	9:00am	12:19pm	31	73%
AS 227Alaska Airlines	9:30am	12:52pm	26	80%
B6 215JetBlue	10:30am	2:08pm	31	73%
AA 149American Airlines	11:00am	2:25pm	26	58%
AS 41Alaska Airlines	11:30am	2:50pm	31	64%
DL 363Delta Air Lines	11:30am	2:55pm	27	68%
DL 679Delta Air Lines	2:55pm	6:24pm	30	73%
B6 415JetBlue	3:45pm	7:13pm	31	62%
DL 365Delta Air Lines	4:29pm	8:03pm	30	64%
AS 27Alaska Airlines	4:46pm	8:08pm	13	69%
AA 15American Airlines	5:00pm	8:33pm	31	74%
B6 615JetBlue	6:30pm	10:11pm	26	66%
AS 59Alaska Airlines	6:55pm	10:33pm	18	52%
DL 667Delta Air Lines	6:55pm	10:33pm	29	56%
AS 39Alaska Airlines	6:59pm	10:26pm	10	76%
DL 1732Delta Air Lines	8:55pm	12:36am	18	56%
B6 515JetBlue	8:59pm	12:38am	31	59%
AA 177American Airlines	9:30pm	12:59am	31	60%

Is JFK to SFO on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 71% of 6,800 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 2.6% were cancelled. Flights leaving around 6am were the most punctual (88%), those around 8pm the least (60%). Most delay time was caused by air traffic control and airport congestion (42%).

Airline	Flights	On time	Average delay	Cancelled
Delta Air Lines	2,231	67%	24 min	2.2%
JetBlue	1,955	73%	20 min	2.9%
American Airlines	1,501	75%	18 min	2.9%
Alaska Airlines	1,113	72%	20 min	2.4%

Airlines as sold: flights operated by regional partners count under the airline on the ticket. Average delay is across all completed flights, early arrivals counted as zero.

On-time arrivals by departure time

Scheduled departure	Flights	On time
6am to 7am	560	88%
7am to 8am	632	78%
8am to 9am	398	82%
9am to 10am	650	75%
10am to 11am	320	71%
11am to 12pm	539	72%
1pm to 2pm	363	81%
2pm to 3pm	223	75%
3pm to 4pm	302	68%
4pm to 5pm	431	67%
5pm to 6pm	586	72%
6pm to 7pm	311	46%
7pm to 8pm	386	62%
8pm to 9pm	684	60%
9pm to 10pm	351	63%

Flights by month

Month	Flights	Passengers
August 2025	589	83,336
September 2025	576	82,748
October 2025	606	87,158
November 2025	540	79,991
December 2025	520	78,166
January 2026	508	67,625
February 2026	426	58,119
March 2026	527	75,307
April 2026	543	78,272
May 2026	590	87,194
June 2026	604	88,719
July 2026	581	86,633

Source: US Department of Transportation, T-100 Segment data, August 2025 to July 2026.