LGB → SMFLong Beach to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Long Beach (LGB) to Sacramento (SMF): 41 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 97% of the last 33 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 624 km, an estimated 1 hour 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Long Beach and Sacramento. Updated 3 November 2026 at 06:48 UTC.

Today, LGB → SMF

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 06:50 WN2615Southwest Left 07:02 +12 Landed 08:04 −11
  2. 10:45 WN1671Southwest Left 10:56 +11 Landed 11:58 −12
  3. 13:10 WN4908Southwest Left 13:25 +15 Landed 14:26 −9
  4. 16:00 WN441Southwest Left 16:00 Landed 17:02 −23
  5. 18:34 WN4869Southwest Left 18:34 Landed 19:34 −16

Checked LGB board 22:48 · SMF board 22:18

LGB Long Beach smooth · +2
SMF Sacramento smooth · +1
624 km · ~1h 18m est.
dep bank 06:50–19:0041x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 41x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 33 tracked LGB → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 33 arrivals
Flight time~1h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures41x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN97% on time

Flights WN2615 06:50 Mo Su · WN2581 07:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2582 10:15 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1671 10:45 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN1671dep +11 → arr−12
11-02WN2615dep +12 → arr−11
11-02WN441dep +0 → arr−23
11-02WN4869dep +0 → arr−16
11-02WN4908dep +15 → arr−9
11-01WN1671dep +20 → arr+2
11-01WN2615dep +12 → arr−10
11-01WN441dep +46 → arr+22
11-01WN4869dep +10 → arr−13
11-01WN4908dep +9 → arr−6
10-31WN1689dep +5 → arr−24
10-31WN1690dep +1 → arr−22
10-31WN1691dep +15 → arr−11
10-30WN2581dep +5 → arr−21
10-30WN2582dep +12 → arr−14
10-30WN2583dep +19 → arr−7
10-30WN2584dep +21 → arr−6
10-30WN2585dep +1 → arr−24
10-29WN2581dep +5 → arr−22
10-29WN2582dep +7 → arr−19
10-29WN2583dep +9 → arr−17
10-29WN2584dep +22 → arr−4
10-29WN2585dep +38 → arr+12
10-28WN2581dep +21 → arr−6
10-28WN2583dep −2 → arr−29
10-28WN2584dep +6 → arr−21
10-28WN2585dep +0 → arr−28
10-28WN312dep +0 → arr−29
10-27WN2581dep +1 → arr−23
10-27WN2583dep +5 → arr−14
10-27WN2584dep +33 → arr+9
10-27WN2585dep +11 → arr−17
10-27WN312dep −1 → arr−24

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
LGBLong Beach +2 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full LGB delay board →
SMFSacramento +1 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 5 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGB and SMF: a 44% 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 Long Beach to Sacramento route actually runs

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

Is LGB–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LGB–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 from LGB. 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 LGB to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 624 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 74–83 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGB–SMF fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 41 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.