SMF → SANSacramento to San Diego

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to San Diego (SAN): 115 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 60% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. 2 of the 7 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 773 km, an estimated 1 hour 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and San Diego. Updated 14 November 2026 at 22:03 UTC.

Today, SMF → SAN

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AS3132Alaska AirlinesIn the air, 15 min late

Left SMF at 09:43, 15 min after its 09:28 slot.

Landing
11:11SAN board estimate · sched 11:10
Track AS3132 →
  1. 06:40 WN4829Southwest Left 06:52 +12 Landed 08:02 −13
  2. 07:00 AS2422Alaska Airlines Cancelled ·
  3. 08:00 WN3714Southwest Left 08:12 +12 SAN est. 09:44 +9In the air · sched 09:35
  4. 09:00 WN1568Southwest Est. 09:00Departure not confirmed by the board SAN est. 14:21 +226sched 10:35
  5. 09:28 AS3132Alaska Airlines Left 09:43 +15 SAN est. 11:11In the air · sched 11:10
  6. 10:52 AS3041Alaska Airlines Left 10:52 Landed 12:19 −16
  7. 11:10 WN4044Southwest Est. 11:10Departure not confirmed by the board SAN est. 12:58 +18sched 12:40
  8. 13:40 WN1596Southwest Est. 13:40Departure not confirmed by the board SAN est. 16:48 +98sched 15:10
  9. · AS2368Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN est. 21:43sched 21:50
  10. · AS3249Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN est. 19:43 +72sched 18:31
  11. · WN1697Southwest On schedule SAN est. 16:23 +8sched 16:15
  12. · WN3702Southwest On schedule SAN est. 19:40 +20sched 19:20
  13. · WN4046Southwest On schedule SAN est. 17:58 +13sched 17:45

Checked SMF board 10:18 · SAN board 14:03

SMF Sacramento busy · +15
SAN San Diego smooth · +13
773 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 06:05–20:30115x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 115x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 tracked SMF → SAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 2 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~1h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures115x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS2422 07:00 daily · AS3132 09:28 daily · AS3041 10:52 daily · AS1457 13:37 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4829 varies daily · WN4042 07:30 Mo Th Fr Su · WN3714 08:00 Sa · WN1568 09:00 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AS2422cancelledCNX
11-14AS3041arrived−16
11-14AS3132departed+15
11-14WN3714departed+12
11-14WN4829dep +12 → arr−13
11-13AS2368cancelledCNX
11-13AS2422arrived−7

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 +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full SMF delay board →
SANSan Diego +13 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 6 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 53% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +17 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to SAN 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 San Diego (SAN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SMF-SAN
How we measure this →

SMF to SAN questions

Is SMF–SAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:55 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 773 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–96 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–SAN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 115 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.