United AirlinesUA100% on time
Flights UA1742 08:00 daily
live
Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Washington (IAD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,785 km, an estimated 5 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Washington. Updated 4 November 2026 at 14:18 UTC.
Today, SMF → IAD
Wed 4 Nov · local times- 08:00 UA1742United On scheduleTA ·
Checked SMF board 06:18 · IAD board 10:18
SMF
Sacramento
smooth · +8
IAD
Washington
smooth · +0
3,785 km · ~5h 21m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 7 tracked SMF → IAD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−22 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~5h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 40% 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 →
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How the Sacramento to Washington route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to IAD 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 Washington (IAD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SMF-IAD
SMF to IAD questions
Is SMF–IAD running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SMF to IAD?
Great-circle distance is 3,785 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 297–354 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SMF–IAD fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 IAD, 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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