DEN → SMFDenver to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF): 79 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 50% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 4 of the 17 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,460 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Sacramento. Updated 15 November 2026 at 02:36 UTC.

Today, DEN → SMF

Sat 14 Nov · local times
WN373Southwest Airlines139 min late

The DEN board at 19:36 shows departure at 19:34 instead of 17:15, gate C29.

Later cancelled
3.2%of 10,018 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
UA2132 20:07United Airlines · then WN1822 19:35
Track WN373 →
UA2132United Airlines52 min late

The DEN board at 19:36 shows departure at 20:07 instead of 19:15, gate A40.

Later cancelled
2.8%of 6,999 past United Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
WN1822 19:49Southwest Airlines
Track UA2132 →
  1. 08:00 UA2149United Airlines Left 07:59 Landed 09:25 −20
  2. 08:50 WN1813Southwest Airlines Cancelled ·
  3. 08:50 WN8530Southwest Airlines Left 09:15 +25 ·
  4. 09:25 F93665Frontier Airlines Left 09:37 +12 Landed 11:00 −10
  5. 11:16 UA1415United Airlines Left 11:32 +16 Landed 12:55 −6
  6. 12:05 WN1365Southwest Left 12:14 +9 Landed 13:32 −8
  7. 15:58 UA1208United Airlines Left 16:05 +7 SMF est. 17:39In the air · sched 17:40
  8. 17:15 WN373Southwest Airlines Est. 19:34 +139Gate C29 ·
  9. 19:15 UA2132United Airlines Est. 20:07 +52Gate A40 ·
  10. 19:35 WN1822Southwest Airlines Est. 19:49 +14Gate C41 ·

Checked DEN board 19:36 · SMF board 15:18

DEN Denver disrupted · +71
SMF Sacramento smooth · +13
1,460 km · ~2h 22m est.
dep bank 08:00–21:2079x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 79x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 8 tracked DEN → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 4 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures79x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled23.5%recent route rate · 4 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93665 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1813 08:40 daily · WN264 11:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN1365 12:05 Sa · WN3148 13:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2149 08:00 daily · UA1415 11:16 daily · UA1594 13:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1208 15:58 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14F93665dep +12 → arr−10
11-14UA1208departed+7
11-14UA1415dep +16 → arr−6
11-14UA2149dep −1 → arr−20
11-14WN1365dep +9 → arr−8
11-14WN1813cancelledCNX
11-14WN8530departed+25
11-13F93665departed−8
11-13UA1208cancelledCNX
11-13UA1415departed−6
11-13UA1594departed−9
11-13UA1602cancelledCNX
11-13UA2149departed−5
11-13WN1813departed+35
11-13WN1822departed+235
11-13WN1823cancelledCNX
11-13WN264departed+2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DENDenver +71 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 8 kt Full DEN delay board →
SMFSacramento +13 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 5 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to SMF flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DEN to SMF questions

Is DEN–SMF running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 44/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 17:15 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SMF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 1,460 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–SMF fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 79 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.