SMF → TUSSacramento to Tucson

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Tucson (TUS) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is 105 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,210 km, an estimated 2 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Tucson. Updated 6 October 2026 at 05:02 UTC.

SMF Sacramento busy · +17

TUS Tucson smooth · +13

1,210 km · ~2h 03m est.

Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop

80 / 100

route health from live SMF and TUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +105 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+105 minacross the last 1 operated legs

Flight time~2h 03mestimated from route distance

History

operated legs · board outcomes

10-051I990dep +0 → arr+105

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 +17 min busy 🌤 clear · ESE 6 kt Full SMF delay board →

TUSTucson +13 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 7 kt Full TUS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TUS: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 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 Tucson route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to TUS 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SMF-TUS

How we measure this →

SMF to TUS questions

Is SMF–TUS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SMF to TUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,210 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 115–134 min gate-to-gate on this route.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SMF and arrival-side delay at TUS, 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.