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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop AUS–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
10,850
both directions
Passengers
10,168
both directions
Load factor
93.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–SMF?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–SMF departures in May 2026 (62), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
62 departures · 10,660 seats
Share of departures98.4%93.7%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 190 seats
Share of departures1.6%93.7%
Load
What plane flies AUS–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 54% of AUS–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
34 departures · 94.3% load
54.0% - Boeing 737-800
23 departures · 93.0% load
36.5% - Boeing 737-700
5 departures · 92.5% load
7.9% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 93.7% load
1.6%
How has AUS–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–SMF departures fell from 119 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
119 departures · 13,925 passengers
76.0%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 13,661 passengers
71.4%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → AUS
94.2% full
32 departures · 5,108 passengers
AUS → SMF
93.3% full
31 departures · 5,060 passengers
Nonstop AUS–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (54.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (36.5%).
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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