SMF → DENSacramento to Denver

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Denver (DEN): 72 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 81% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. 4 of the 21 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 04:08 UTC.

Today, SMF → DEN

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 UA1889United Airlines Left 05:07 +7 Landed 08:11 −13
  2. 05:50 WN3999Southwest Airlines Left 06:02 +12 Landed 09:07 +2
  3. 08:45 UA1306United Airlines Left 08:48 Landed 12:00 −9
  4. 10:55 UA675United Airlines Left 11:00 +5 Landed 14:04 −15
  5. 11:59 F93666Frontier Airlines Left 12:17 +18 Landed 15:33 +8
  6. 12:50 WN4354Southwest Airlines Est. 12:50Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 23:11 +426sched 16:05
  7. 13:06 UA1961United Airlines Cancelled ·
  8. 14:45 WN4003Southwest Airlines Est. 16:31Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 22:29 +269sched 18:00
  9. 16:08 UA566United Airlines Cancelled ·
  10. 19:05 UA1841United Airlines Cancelled ·
  11. · WN2349Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN est. 23:13 +308sched 18:05
  12. · WN3046Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN est. 01:29 +114sched 23:35
  13. · WN8803Southwest Airlines Departed Landed 19:56

Checked SMF board 16:13 · DEN board 21:08

SMF Sacramento disrupted · +221
DEN Denver disrupted · +174
1,460 km · ~2h 22m est.
dep bank 05:00–20:1572x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 72x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 21 tracked SMF → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 4 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 17 arrivals
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures72x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled19.0%recent route rate · 4 of 21

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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN3999 05:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN48 06:55 Sa · WN2542 09:15 Tu We · WN4354 12:50 daily

United AirlinesUA69% 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
11-14UA1306cancelledCNX
11-13F93666dep +18 → arr+8
11-13UA1306dep +3 → arr−9
11-13UA1841cancelledCNX
11-13UA1889dep +7 → arr−13
11-13UA1961cancelledCNX
11-13UA566cancelledCNX
11-13UA675dep +5 → arr−15
11-13WN3999dep +12 → arr+2
11-13WN8803arrived+0
11-12F93666arrived−12
11-12UA1306arrived−12
11-12UA1841arrived−29
11-12UA1889arrived−17
11-12UA1961arrived−16
11-12UA566arrived−13
11-12UA675arrived−5
11-12WN3046arrived−11
11-12WN3999arrived−5
11-12WN4003arrived+9
11-12WN4354arrived−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 +221 min disrupted 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 6 kt Full SMF delay board →
DENDenver +174 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 8 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 +9 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?

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–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 72 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.