Austin (AUS) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 3h 45m
Bearing
300° NW
Austin (AUS) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,479 miles (2,380 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–SMF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
9,748
both directions
Passengers
9,252
both directions
Load factor
94.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–SMF in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 9,748 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.9%
Load
What plane flies AUS–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 47% of AUS–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
29 departures · 95.7% load
46.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
23 departures · 94.0% load
37.1% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 95.2% load
16.1%
How has AUS–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–SMF departures fell from 75 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
75 departures · 8,866 passengers
77.6%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 8,677 passengers
84.5%
Load
October 2025
70 departures · 10,048 passengers
83.5%
Load
November 2025
65 departures · 9,017 passengers
85.5%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 9,748 passengers
88.9%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 9,019 passengers
82.1%
Load
February 2026
58 departures · 8,726 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 9,035 passengers
90.2%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 9,187 passengers
90.4%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 10,168 passengers
93.7%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 9,149 passengers
94.8%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 9,252 passengers
94.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → SMF
95.9% full
31 departures · 4,257 passengers
SMF → AUS
94.0% full
31 departures · 4,995 passengers
Nonstop AUS–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Sacramento (SMF)?
AUS to SMF is 1,479 miles (2,380 km / 1,285 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,479-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (46.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (37.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,479-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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