Houston to San Francisco.
Distance
1,431 nm
great circle
Flight time
3h 15m
heavy jet
light jet 3h 35m
Nonstop cabins
5 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Light Jet
3h 35m
1,431 nautical miles from William P. Hobby to San Francisco Intl. Range is the first filter on a pair this length. 5 of seven cabins clear it nonstop from William P. Hobby. The other 2 cabins still fly it with one stop.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 1,431 nautical miles range comes before cabin preference. The quickest cabin that holds it without stopping is a heavy jet at 3h 15m. A light jet holds it nonstop at 3h 35m, 20 minutes behind the heavy jet. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | HOU to SFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 3h 15m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 3h 20m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 3h 30m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 3h 30m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 3h 35m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 4h 55m | One fuel stop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 5h 05m | One fuel stop |
The cabins that stop here are Twin Turboprop and Single Turboprop. The times above are air time, so add roughly forty minutes on the ground for the fuel stop. Moving up one cabin class removes it, and we will lay out both.
Departing
Houston, TX
- HOUWilliam P. Hobby
- SGRSugar Land Regional
- IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental
- IWSWest Houston
Arriving
San Francisco, CA
- SFOSan Francisco Intl
- SJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl
- OAKOakland San Francisco Bay
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