Hong Kong (HKG) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from Hong Kong to San Francisco is 6,009 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Hong Kong (HKG)- Time difference
- San Francisco is 16 hours behind Hong Kong
- Midpoint
- 50.42° N, 167.53° E
- Heading from HKG
- 42° northeast
- Heading from SFO
- 309° northwest
- Farthest north
- 51.7° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see HKG-SFO on the globe.
Related routes
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO)2,083 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)590 nm
- Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO)2,344 nm
London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)4,652 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.