SMF → LGBSacramento to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Long Beach (LGB): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 32 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 624 km, an estimated 1 hour 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Long Beach. Updated 30 October 2026 at 13:48 UTC.

Today, SMF → LGB

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 WN749Southwest Est. 06:45Departure not confirmed by the board LGB est. 08:50 +40sched 08:10
  2. 09:15 WN1195Southwest On scheduleTB LGB est. 10:35sched 10:40

Checked SMF board 06:18 · LGB board 06:48

SMF Sacramento smooth · +9
LGB Long Beach busy · +16
624 km · ~1h 18m est.
dep bank 06:45–18:4034x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 32 tracked SMF → LGB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 32 arrivals
Flight time~1h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN88% on time

Flights WN1225 06:45 Su · WN749 06:45 Mo Th Fr · WN968 07:05 Tu We Sa · WN1195 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN1091dep +6 → arr−14
10-29WN1195dep +0 → arr−18
10-29WN1198dep +44 → arr+23
10-29WN3941dep +29 → arr+4
10-29WN749dep +25 → arr+6
10-28WN1195dep +14 → arr−8
10-28WN1198dep +4 → arr−16
10-28WN2793dep +13 → arr−10
10-28WN3941dep +6 → arr−19
10-28WN968dep +6 → arr−16
10-27WN1195dep +15 → arr−16
10-27WN1198dep +12 → arr−22
10-27WN2793dep +10 → arr−16
10-27WN3941dep −1 → arr−28
10-27WN968dep +3 → arr−19
10-26WN1091dep +6 → arr−19
10-26WN1195dep +10 → arr−14
10-26WN1198dep +113 → arr+90
10-26WN3941dep +0 → arr−28
10-26WN749dep +336 → arr+312
10-25WN1195dep +13 → arr−10
10-25WN1225dep +4 → arr−19
10-25WN1415dep +9 → arr−6
10-25WN969departed+20
10-24WN1198dep +6 → arr−17
10-24WN2158dep +9 → arr−17
10-24WN2241dep +3 → arr−26
10-24WN968dep +0 → arr−8
10-23WN1091dep +19 → arr−8
10-23WN1195dep +21 → arr−4
10-23WN1198dep +18 → arr−11
10-23WN3941dep +116 → arr+87
10-23WN749dep +11 → arr−14

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 →
LGBLong Beach +16 min busy 🌤 overcast · ESE 5 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF and LGB: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Long Beach route actually runs

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

Is SMF–LGB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at LGB is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–LGB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 17:25 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to LGB?

Great-circle distance is 624 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 74–83 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–LGB fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.