Australian Flight Data

San Francisco to Adelaide

USA · 101 months of data from Nov 1985 · Adelaide to San Francisco

Passengers
5,996
San Francisco to Adelaide, 12 months to Mar 2026
Both directions
12,062
including Adelaide to San Francisco
Load factor
52%
seats filled on this leg

Traffic: 12 months to Mar 2026

5,996 passengers flew San Francisco to Adelaide in the 12 months to Mar 2026, out of 12,062 on the route in both directions. Flights run about 52% full, much the same in both directions.

The route

Adelaide San Francisco

Distances are true from Adelaide; the ring marks the distance to San Francisco.

Passengers, 1985 to 2026

01,9553,910 Dec 2025Feb 2026Mar 2026
01,9553,910 Dec 2025Feb 2026Mar 2026
01,9553,910The pilots' dispute grounds domestic aviation — Aug 1989 Domestic deregulation ends the Two Airline Policy — Oct 1990 Nov 1985Feb 1990Mar 2026

To Mar 2026 · Marks show industry events

How full were the flights?

Inbound load factor. Every flight on this pair served no other city pair, so the seat count is unambiguous and these figures are exact. Seat data begins in 2009, so this series is shorter than the passenger chart above.

35%53%71% Dec 2025Feb 2026Mar 2026

Load factor: seats data from 2009

Freight

Tonnes of air freight carried on this route — a dimension the domestic data does not have at all.

084169 Dec 2025Feb 2026Mar 2026
084169 Dec 2025Feb 2026Mar 2026
084169 Nov 1985Feb 1990Mar 2026

To Mar 2026

The route in numbers

Busiest month on record3,910 · Jan 2026
Data coverageNov 1985 – Mar 2026 (101 months)
Freight, 12 months to Mar 2026483 tonnes
Destination regionUSA

No punctuality data is published for international services, so there are no cancellation or on-time figures on this page. That series covers domestic routes only.

Related routes

From Adelaide

To San Francisco

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