Delta Air Lines· Callsign DAL2581

DL2581 from San Francisco to Los Angeles, tracked live

Delta Air Lines's domestic San Francisco-Los Angeles service, 544 km south-east - tracked live here.

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SFO
San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
544 km · 338 mi
Non-stop
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A220-300
typical equipment
Distance
544 km
294 nautical miles
Heading
138°
tracks south-east
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
8%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#408
of 439 tracked routes

Follow DL2581 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

DL2581 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

DL2581 at a glance

  • The trip: 544 km (338 miles) from San Francisco to Los Angeles, flying south-east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A220-300. This route uses about 8% of how far it can fly.

DL2581 route overview: SFO to LAX

DL2581 distance and great-circle path

DL2581 covers 544 km, or 338 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 408 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in United States. It is 544 km of domestic flying south-east, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. San Francisco and Los Angeles keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert.

Our guide explains how the SFO-LAX route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A220-300 comfortably fly DL2581?

Not at all. At roughly 8% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A220-300. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A220-300.

What to know about DL2581

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about DL2581

What flying SFO to LAX takes

This is a short hop, and the economics work differently: turnaround time dominates the economics; the aircraft may fly this sector four or five times a day. Delta Air Lines would normally roster a regional jet or a small narrowbody for it. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign DAL2581 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 40 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-28. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

DL2581 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of DL2581 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-28. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was SFO-LAX (6 records).

The median recorded visibility was 164 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-28 SFO → LAX 19:22 UTC 21:52 UTC 2h 30m
2026-10-27 SFO → LAX 19:22 UTC 21:54 UTC 2h 32m
2026-10-26 SFO → LAX 19:24 UTC 22:08 UTC 2h 44m
2026-10-25 SFO → LAX 19:36 UTC 22:30 UTC 2h 54m
2026-10-24 SFO → LAX 19:21 UTC 22:27 UTC 3h 6m
2026-10-23 SLC → KAUS 20:13 UTC 22:56 UTC 2h 43m
2026-10-22 SFO → LAX 19:20 UTC 22:27 UTC 3h 7m

“First/last tracked” are when DL2581 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on DL2581

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Delta Air Lines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

SFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, United States · live radar →
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, United States · live radar →
BCS3 Airbus A220-300 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does DL2581 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A220-300, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown544 km
AircraftAirbus A220-300
Fuel burn rate2.85 kg per km
Fuel burned1,553 kg
CO2, whole flight4.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout130
Passengers carried108 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger45 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 45 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy114 seats, 95 flown
37 kg CO2 per seat
Business16 seats, 13 flown
107 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, DL2581 emits what 82 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 267 km, or 1,298 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 926 km and 3,704 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put DL2581 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to DL2581

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This short-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained Delta Air Lines belongs to SkyTeam, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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DL2581 frequently asked questions

How long is the DL2581 flight?

San Francisco to Los Angeles is 544 km (338 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates DL2581?

Typically an Airbus A220-300 (full specifications), using roughly 8% of that type's published range.

Does DL2581 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track DL2581 live?

Yes. Whenever DL2581 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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