San Francisco to Washington.
Distance
2,097 nm
great circle
Flight time
4h 40m
heavy jet
light jet 5h 05m, one stop
Nonstop cabins
4 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Super Light Jet
5h 00m
2,097 nautical miles from San Francisco Intl to Washington Dulles Intl. Range is the first filter on a pair this length. 4 of seven cabins clear it nonstop from San Francisco Intl. The other 3 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 2,097 nautical miles range comes before cabin preference. The quickest cabin that holds it without stopping is a heavy jet at 4h 40m. A light jet can still fly it with one fuel stop, and a stop is roughly forty minutes on the ground on top of the 5h 05m in the table. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | SFO to IAD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 4h 40m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 4h 45m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 5h 00m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 5h 00m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 5h 05m | One fuel stop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 7h 00m | One fuel stop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 7h 15m | One fuel stop |
The cabins that stop here are Light Jet, 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
San Francisco, CA
- SFOSan Francisco Intl
- SJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl
- OAKOakland San Francisco Bay
Arriving
Washington, DC
- IADWashington Dulles Intl
- DCARonald Reagan Washington National
- MNZWashington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field
Other lanes off these cities
Boston to San Francisco
2,331 nm · 5h 05m
Miami to San Francisco
2,240 nm · 4h 55m
Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco
2,237 nm · 4h 55m
New York to San Francisco
2,227 nm · 4h 55m
Palm Beach to San Francisco
2,207 nm · 4h 50m
Orlando to San Francisco
2,117 nm · 4h 40m
San Francisco to Sarasota
2,090 nm · 4h 35m
San Francisco to Tampa
2,075 nm · 4h 35m