SMF → DENSacramento to Denver

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Denver (DEN): 70 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 47% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. 6 of the 17 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,460 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Denver. Updated 14 November 2026 at 22:22 UTC.

Today, SMF → DEN

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 UA1889United Airlines Left 05:12 +12 Landed 08:34 +10
  2. 06:55 WN48Southwest Airlines Cancelled ·
  3. 08:45 UA1306United Airlines Cancelled ·
  4. 12:00 WN4354Southwest Airlines Est. 12:00Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 15:31 +11sched 15:20
  5. 12:05 F93666Frontier Airlines Left 12:05 Landed 15:29
  6. 13:06 UA1961United Airlines Est. 13:06Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 19:12 +162sched 16:30
  7. 13:25 WN493Southwest Airlines Cancelled ·
  8. · UA566United Airlines On schedule DEN 19:33scheduled
  9. · WN8535Southwest Airlines Departed Landed 15:00 +3
  10. · WN8536Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN est. 17:08 +13sched 16:55

Checked SMF board 10:18 · DEN board 15:22

SMF Sacramento busy · +15
DEN Denver smooth · +12
1,460 km · ~2h 22m est.
dep bank 05:00–20:1570x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 70x weekly · nonstop
47% on time

of the last 17 tracked SMF → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 6 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures70x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled35.3%recent route rate · 6 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93666 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN29% on time

Flights WN3999 05:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2542 09:15 Tu We · WN4354 varies daily · WN4003 14:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA50% on time

Flights UA1889 05:00 daily · UA1306 08:45 daily · UA675 10:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1961 13:06 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14F93666arrived+0
11-14UA1306cancelledCNX
11-14UA1889dep +12 → arr+10
11-14WN48cancelledCNX
11-14WN493cancelledCNX
11-14WN8535arrived+3
11-13F93666arrived+8
11-13UA1306arrived−9
11-13UA1841cancelledCNX
11-13UA1889arrived−13
11-13UA1961cancelledCNX
11-13UA566cancelledCNX
11-13UA675arrived−15
11-13WN3046arrived+119
11-13WN3999arrived+2
11-13WN4003arrived+360
11-13WN8803arrived+95

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 +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full SMF delay board →
DENDenver +12 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 12 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 41% 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 →

How the Sacramento to Denver route actually runs

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

Is SMF–DEN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 19:05 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,460 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–DEN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 70 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.