DFW → SMFDallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,298 km, an estimated 3 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Sacramento. Updated 1 November 2026 at 07:24 UTC.

Today, DFW → SMF

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 08:20 AA2192 On scheduleGate C22 · TC ·
  2. 12:11 AA2078American On scheduleGate C32 · TC ·
  3. 16:49 AA464 Sched 16:49Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 18:14 AA2554 Sched 18:14Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked DFW board 01:24 · SMF board 22:18

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth disrupted · +87
SMF Sacramento smooth · +0
2,298 km · ~3h 27m est.
dep bank 08:25–21:2034x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 14 tracked DFW → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~3h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American 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
American AirlinesAA93% on time

Flights AA2081 08:25 daily · AA2078 12:01 daily · AA651 16:45 daily · AA2349 19:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA2078dep +74 → arr+56
10-31AA2081dep −5 → arr−2
10-31AA2349dep +10 → arr−14
10-31AA651dep +0 → arr−12
10-30AA2078dep +3 → arr−22
10-30AA2081dep −4 → arr−29
10-30AA2329dep +27 → arr+5
10-30AA2349dep +12 → arr−14
10-30AA651dep −4 → arr−21
10-29AA2078dep +7 → arr−7
10-29AA2081dep −3 → arr−32
10-29AA2329dep +1 → arr−27
10-29AA2349dep −3 → arr−27
10-29AA651dep +3 → arr−8
10-28AA2078departed+19
10-28AA2081departed−2
10-28AA2349departed+1
10-28AA651departed−1

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +87 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full DFW delay board →
SMFSacramento +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 4 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW 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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DFW to SMF questions

Is DFW–SMF running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 and evening departures around 19:05 from DFW. 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 DFW to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 2,298 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 192–227 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–SMF fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.