PDX → SMFPortland to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF): 53 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 87% of the last 53 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 54 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 771 km, an estimated 1 hour 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Sacramento. Updated 30 October 2026 at 15:23 UTC.

Today, PDX → SMF

Fri 30 Oct · local times
AS3374Alaska60 min late

The PDX board at 08:23 shows departure at 09:00 instead of 08:00, gate B8.

Landing
09:45SMF board estimate · sched 09:37
Later cancelled
1%of 4,315 past Alaska flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
WN4355 10:15Southwest · then AS653 10:30, AS433 14:48
Track AS3374 →
  1. 05:50 WN3331Southwest Left 05:51 SMF est. 07:23In the air · sched 07:20
  2. 08:00 AS3374Alaska Est. 09:00 +60Gate B8 SMF est. 09:45 +8sched 09:37
  3. 10:15 WN4355Southwest On scheduleGate E11 ·
  4. 10:30 AS653Alaska On scheduleGate C11 ·
  5. 14:48 AS433Alaska On scheduleGate C14 ·
  6. 14:55 WN1717Southwest Est. 15:01 +6Gate E10 ·
  7. 17:48 AS793Alaska On scheduleGate C15 ·
  8. 20:20 WN3612Southwest On scheduleGate E12 ·

Checked PDX board 08:23 · SMF board 06:18

PDX Portland smooth · +0
SMF Sacramento smooth · +6
771 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 05:50–21:5053x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 53x weekly · nonstop
87% on time

of the last 53 tracked PDX → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 54 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 53 arrivals
Flight time~1h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures53x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 54

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesSouthwest 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
Alaska AirlinesAS89% on time

Flights AS3374 08:00 daily · AS653 10:30 daily · AS433 14:48 daily · AS793 17:48 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN84% on time

Flights WN3331 varies daily · WN4355 10:15 Mo Th Fr · WN3971 11:15 Su · WN3070 12:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN3331departed+1
10-29AS3374dep −10 → arr−15
10-29AS433dep −4 → arr−2
10-29AS653dep −3 → arr−15
10-29AS793dep −2 → arr+3
10-29WN1717dep +93 → arr+83
10-29WN3331dep −3 → arr−16
10-29WN3612dep −6 → arr−16
10-29WN4355dep +0 → arr−15
10-28AS3374dep −14 → arr+67
10-28AS433dep +1 → arr−7
10-28AS653dep +3 → arr−15
10-28AS793dep −11 → arr−17
10-28WN2710dep −13 → arr−32
10-28WN3070dep −3 → arr−14
10-28WN3331dep −3 → arr−14
10-27AS3374dep −6 → arr−21
10-27AS433dep −6 → arr−19
10-27AS653dep −6 → arr−26
10-27AS793dep −12 → arr−31
10-27WN2710dep −15 → arr−37
10-27WN3070dep +1 → arr−16
10-27WN3331dep +1 → arr−12
10-26AS3374dep −5 → arr−22
10-26AS433dep +13 → arr−6
10-26AS653dep +1 → arr−27
10-26AS793dep −5 → arr+28
10-26WN1717dep +9 → arr−11
10-26WN3331dep −2 → arr−14
10-26WN3612dep −6 → arr−23
10-26WN4355dep −3 → arr−19
10-25AS3374dep −13 → arr−23
10-25AS433dep −8 → arr−22
10-25AS653dep +8 → arr−12
10-25AS793dep +11 → arr−20
10-25WN1719dep +5 → arr−23
10-25WN3331dep −5 → arr−15
10-25WN3656dep +11 → arr+1
10-25WN3971dep +40 → arr+31
10-24AS3374dep −10 → arr−21

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
PDXPortland +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · ESE 7 kt Full PDX delay board →
SMFSacramento +6 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Portland to Sacramento route actually runs

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

Is PDX–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PDX–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from PDX. 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 PDX to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 771 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 84–96 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDX–SMF fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 53 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.