Is MKE–SMF running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MKE is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to Sacramento (SMF) run nonstop between the two airports. The nonstop covers 2,855 km, an estimated 4 hours 10 minutes in the air.
MKE
Milwaukee
smooth · +7
SMF
Sacramento
smooth · +0
2,855 km · ~4h 10m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
94 / 100
route health from live MKE and SMF delay boards
Flight time~4h 10mestimated from route distance
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MKE and SMF: a 44% 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 →
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How the Milwaukee to Sacramento route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MKE 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.
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MKE to SMF questions
How long is the flight from MKE to SMF?
Great-circle distance is 2,855 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 232–275 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at MKE and arrival-side delay at SMF, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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