SMF → DFWSacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,298 km, an estimated 3 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 10 September 2026 at 14:55 UTC.

SMF Sacramento smooth · +9
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
2,298 km · ~3h 27m est.
dep bank 05:31–14:597x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 operated SMF → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~3h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA1544 05:31 daily · AA1021 06:44 daily · AA2081 11:00 daily · AA2078 14:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10AA1544dep +9 → arr−11
09-09AA1021dep +4 → arr−16
09-09AA1544dep +9 → arr+6
09-09AA2078dep +17 → arr−12
09-09AA2081dep +37 → arr+10
09-08AA1021arrived−8

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 +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SMF delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 8 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SMF and DFW: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is SMF–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:31 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 2,298 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 192–227 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–DFW fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.