SMF → HNLSacramento to Honolulu

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Honolulu (HNL): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,959 km, an estimated 5 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Honolulu. Updated 1 November 2026 at 01:18 UTC.

Today, SMF → HNL

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 AS819Alaska Left 07:13 +13 HNL est. 09:45In the air · sched 09:56
  2. 09:05 WN3562Southwest Left 09:12 +7 HNL est. 11:27In the air · sched 11:35

Checked SMF board 15:18 · HNL board 15:18

SMF Sacramento smooth · +5
HNL Honolulu smooth · +0
3,959 km · ~5h 35m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:3021x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live SMF and HNL delay boards

0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~5h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air Transport InternationalAlaska AirlinesSouthwest 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
Air Transport International8C

Flights 8C3349 21:30 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS819 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3916 09:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AS819departed+13
10-31WN3562departed+7
10-308C3349departed+29
10-30AS819departed+17
10-30WN3916departed+7
10-298C3349departed+30
10-29AS819departed+23
10-29WN3916departed+9
10-288C3349departed+23
10-28AS819departed+15
10-28WN3916departed+11
10-278C3349departed−3
10-27AS819departed+14
10-27WN3916departed+16
10-268C3349departed−16
10-26AS819departed+57
10-26WN3916departed+15
10-25AS819departed+29
10-25WN3916departed+12

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 5 kt Full SMF delay board →
HNLHonolulu +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 5 kt Full HNL 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 Honolulu route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to HNL 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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How we measure this →

SMF to HNL questions

Is SMF–HNL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–HNL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 21:30 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HNL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to HNL?

Great-circle distance is 3,959 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 309–369 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–HNL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.