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. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was 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 15 November 2026 at 17:11 UTC.

Today, SMF → SAN

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:05 WN4829Southwest Est. 06:05Departure not confirmed by the board SAN est. 07:45 +5sched 07:40
  2. 07:00 AS2422Alaska Airlines Est. 07:00Departure not confirmed by the board SAN est. 12:58 +263sched 08:35
  3. 07:30 WN4042Southwest Left 07:30 Landed 08:53 −7
  4. 09:28 AS3132Alaska Airlines On scheduleTB SAN est. 11:05sched 11:10
  5. 09:30 WN4045Southwest On scheduleTB SAN est. 10:54sched 11:00
  6. · AS1457Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN 15:16scheduled
  7. · AS3041Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN est. 15:48 +193sched 12:35
  8. · AS3249Alaska Airlines On schedule SAN 18:31scheduled
  9. · WN3437Southwest On schedule SAN est. 16:13 +28sched 15:45
  10. · WN3702Southwest On schedule SAN 19:25scheduled
  11. · WN3726Southwest On schedule SAN est. 16:33sched 16:35
  12. · WN4044Southwest On schedule SAN est. 11:54sched 12:00
  13. · WN4046Southwest On schedule SAN est. 18:59 +44sched 18:15
  14. · WN4047Southwest On schedule SAN est. 21:16 +11sched 21:05
  15. · WN4418Southwest On schedule SAN est. 14:18 +53sched 13:25
  16. · WN4419Southwest On schedule SAN est. 14:26 +6sched 14:20

Checked SMF board 06:18 · SAN board 09:11

SMF Sacramento smooth · +9
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
773 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 06:05–20:30115x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 115x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live SMF and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 1 of 4 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15WN4042arrived−7
11-14AS2422cancelledCNX
11-14AS3041arrived−16
11-14WN4829arrived−13

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 🌤 overcast · SSE 11 kt Full SMF delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 54% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 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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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?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. 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 06:05 and evening departures around 19:00 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 115 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.