San Francisco International Airport (SFO / KSFO)
#32 of the 50 busiest airports in the world (2025)
Skydex pilots have caught 46 flights to or from San Francisco International Airport (SFO / KSFO), San Francisco, United States of America. They were caught by 5 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 9,762 airline flights bound for San Francisco International Airport and 9,815 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KSFO
- IATA
- SFO
- City
- San Francisco
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 37.619, -122.375
- Catches
- 46
- Spotters
- 5
- arriving, 30 days
- 9762
- departing, 30 days
- 9815
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
San Francisco International Airport serves San Francisco. It sits 13 ft (4 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,870 ft (3,618 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
1 pilot visited San Francisco International Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 8, 2026.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
- pilots
- 1
- visits
- 1
- last visit
- 2026-11-08
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Recently visited
- @qt21 — Visitor · 1 day · 2026-11-08
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
- Quoc: 1 day · 2 more days to take the seat (candidate)
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- London (LHR) — 14 catches
- Seattle (SEA) — 8 catches
- Sydney (SYD) — 4 catches
- Chicago (ORD) — 3 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 3 catches
- Los Angeles (LAX) — 2 catches
- St Louis (STL) — 2 catches
- Houston (IAH) — 2 catches
- Denver (DEN) — 2 catches
- New York (LGA) — 2 catches
- Dubai (DXB) — 1 catch
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — 10 catches
- Boeing 737-800 — 6 catches
- Airbus A380-800 — 4 catches
- Embraer E175 (long wing) — 3 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 9 — 3 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 3 catches
- Airbus A350-1000 — 3 catches
- Airbus A321 — 2 catches
- Airbus A220-300 — 2 catches
- Boeing 737-900 — 2 catches
- Gulfstream G280 — 2 catches
- Airbus A319 — 2 catches
Airlines
- United Airlines — 19 catches
- Delta Air Lines — 5 catches
- Virgin Atlantic — 5 catches
- Alaska Airlines — 5 catches
- British Airways — 3 catches
- American Airlines — 2 catches
- Horizon Air Industries, Inc. — 2 catches
- Emirates — 1 catch
- SkyWest Airlines — 1 catch
- Qantas — 1 catch
- Southwest Airlines Co. — 1 catch
- JetBlue — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
Recent catches
- UAL863 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · United Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- DAL2721 — Boeing 737-800 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- VIR20V — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Virgin Atlantic · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- UAL930 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · United Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- ASA791 — Boeing 737-800 · Alaska Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-10
- ASA630 — Boeing 737-800 · Alaska Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-10
- UAE41P — Airbus A380-800 · Emirates · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- AAL2116 — Airbus A321 · American Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- UAL2478 — Airbus A320 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-10
- QXE2238 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · Horizon Air Industries, Inc. · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- ASA791 — Boeing 737-800 · Alaska Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-09
- UAL2619 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- UAL1457 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- SKW5214 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · SkyWest Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- UAL2664 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- QXE2248 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · Horizon Air Industries, Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-11-08
- DAL1412 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by qt21 · 2026-11-08
- UAL433 — Boeing 737-800 · United Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- ASA1459 — Boeing 737 MAX 9 · Alaska Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-07
- BAW2X — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-07
- QFA73 — Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner · Qantas · by lcameron · 2026-11-06
- BAW2X — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-02
- DAL396 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-11-02
- BAW2X — Airbus A380-800 · British Airways · by lcameron · 2026-11-01
Questions
How many flights to and from San Francisco International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 9,762 airline flights arriving and 9,815 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 909 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from San Francisco International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of San Francisco International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through San Francisco International Airport?
Yes: 46 catches by 5 spotters so far.
How high is San Francisco International Airport above sea level?
13 ft (4 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at San Francisco International Airport?
11,870 ft (3,618 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over San Francisco International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit San Francisco International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. 1 pilot visited San Francisco International Airport in the simulator, 1 visit in all. The latest was on November 8, 2026.