Distance: Moscow to San Francisco — 6,214 Miles (Great Circle)

Great-circle distance: 9,980 km (6,214 mi).

Flight Reality

• No nonstop service (since 2022 airspace bans).
• Typical routing: SVO/DME → AMS / IST / DXB / DOH → SFO (1 stop).
• Total time: 15–18 hrs.
• Pre-2022 Aeroflot SVO–SFO: 12h 30m nonstop (777-300ER).

Azimuth

Initial bearing ~35° (NE) — great circle arcs over Arctic (Svalbard, Greenland, Canadian Arctic).

Time Zones

Moscow MSK (UTC+3) → San Francisco PDT (UTC-7) = 10 hr difference (11 hr in winter).