SFO → SMFSan Francisco to Sacramento

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Sacramento (SMF): 89 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. The median arrival is 54 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 138 km, an estimated 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Sacramento. Updated 2 November 2026 at 17:13 UTC.

Today, SFO → SMF

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 08:30 AC4360Air Canada Left 08:21 ·
  2. 08:30 NZ9695Air New Zealand Left 08:21 ·
  3. 08:30 UA5220United Left 08:21 SMF est. 09:42 +6In the air · sched 09:36
  4. 08:30 VA8261Virgin Australia Left 08:21 ·
  5. 12:30 AC4532Air Canada On scheduleGate F10 · T3 ·
  6. 12:30 NH7388ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F10 · T3 ·
  7. 12:30 NZ9696Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F10 · T3 ·
  8. 12:30 UA4790United On scheduleGate F10 · T3 ·
  9. 12:30 VA8237Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F10 · T3 ·
  10. 16:10 EK6386Emirates On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  11. 16:10 LH9392Lufthansa On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  12. 16:10 UA5770United On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  13. 16:10 VA8181Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F9 · T3 ·
  14. 18:48 AC4534Air Canada On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  15. 18:48 LH9400Lufthansa On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  16. 18:48 NZ9697Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  17. 18:48 UA2397United On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  18. 18:48 VA8263Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·

Checked SFO board 09:13 · SMF board 06:18

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
SMF Sacramento smooth · +11
138 km · ~0h 41m est.
dep bank 08:30–22:4989x weekly
Running clean · 6 airlines · 89x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live SFO and SMF delay boards

Median arrival delay is +54 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+54 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~0h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures89x6 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4534 varies daily · AC4530 varies daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9697 varies daily

AviancaAV

Flights AV2066 varies daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH9400 varies daily · LH8884 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5220 08:30 daily · UA4790 12:30 daily · UA5770 16:10 daily · UA5796 varies Mo Th Fr Su

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8263 varies daily · VA8262 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AC4360departed−9
11-02NZ9695departed−9
11-02UA5220departed−9
11-02VA8261departed−9
11-01AC4360departed−3
11-01AC4530departed+50
11-01AC4532departed+0
11-01AC4534departed−12
11-01CM1473departed+50
11-01EK6386departed+0
11-01LH8884departed+50
11-01LH9392departed+0
11-01LH9400departed−12
11-01NH7388departed+0
11-01NZ9695departed−3
11-01NZ9696departed+0
11-01NZ9697departed−12
11-01UA1848arrived+54

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 6 kt Full SFO delay board →
SMFSacramento +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 7 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 47% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Sacramento route actually runs

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

Is SFO–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 18:45 from SFO. 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 SFO to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 138 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–42 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–SMF fly?

6 carriers operate this route, around 89 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.