SMF → SANSacramento to San Diego

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to San Diego (SAN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. 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 8 September 2026 at 13:18 UTC.

SMF Sacramento heavy · +34
SAN San Diego smooth · +7
773 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 06:25–20:1014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
71 / 100

route health from live SMF and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 AS636 06:52 daily · AS2221 08:12 daily · AS2148 09:45 Th Fr Sa · AS3209 10:47 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4566 06:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN1292 varies Sa Su · WN2034 07:35 Mo Th Fr · WN528 08:30 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-07AS2221arrived−4

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 +34 min heavy 🌤 clear · NNW 5 kt Full SMF delay board →
SANSan Diego +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 53% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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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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 71/100. 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 06:25 and evening departures around 17:00 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 105 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.