AUS to SFO: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Austin to San Francisco?

The great-circle distance between Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 2,417 km (1,502 mi, 1,305 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from AUS to SFO?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 3h 30m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. SFO is roughly northwest of AUS.

How is the AUS to SFO route written in code?

The pair is written AUS-SFO in IATA codes and KAUS-KSFO in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Austin Bergstrom International Airport is AUS (KAUS), San Francisco International Airport is SFO (KSFO).

Both ICAO codes start with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

SFO sits 529 ft (161 m) lower than AUS, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying AUS to SFO

3 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 3 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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