SMF → DALSacramento to Dallas

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas (DAL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 73% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,317 km, an estimated 3 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Dallas. Updated 15 November 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

SMF Sacramento disrupted · +162
DAL Dallas disrupted · +135
2,317 km · ~3h 28m est.
dep bank 05:00–15:2514x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
73% on time

of the last 11 tracked SMF → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~3h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN2992 05:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN1450 06:30 Sa · WN1498 13:30 Tu We · WN1789 15:25 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14WN1450dep +20 → arr−11
11-14WN1789arrived+153
11-14WN8510departed+25
11-13WN2992dep +13 → arr−4
11-12WN1789departed+24
11-12WN2992dep +17 → arr−8
11-11WN1498dep +17 → arr−1
11-11WN2992dep +9 → arr−18
11-10WN1498dep +11 → arr−2
11-09WN1789dep +36 → arr+31
11-09WN2992dep +39 → arr+23
11-08WN1789dep +11 → arr−11
11-08WN2992dep +10 → arr−7

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
SMFSacramento +162 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full SMF delay board →
DALDallas +135 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · SE 8 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 50% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +16 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Dallas route actually runs

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

Is SMF–DAL running on time right now?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–DAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to DAL?

Great-circle distance is 2,317 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 194–229 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.