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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Fresno (FAT): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 270 km, an estimated 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Fresno. Updated 13 November 2026 at 06:18 UTC.
SMF
Sacramento
disrupted · +159
FAT
Fresno
tracking
270 km · ~0h 51m est.
Disrupted · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
0 / 100
route health from live SMF and FAT delay boards
0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~0h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Sacramento to Fresno route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to FAT 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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Pro Flight Search: Sacramento (SMF) to Fresno (FAT) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SMF-FAT
SMF to FAT questions
Is SMF–FAT running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SMF to FAT?
Great-circle distance is 270 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 49–53 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SMF–FAT fly?
Empire Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SMF and arrival-side delay at FAT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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