Boston (BOS) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 6h 04m
Bearing
282° W
Boston (BOS) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,629 miles (4,231 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BOS–SMF; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 97% full.
Departures
2
July 2026
Seats
231
both directions
Passengers
224
both directions
Load factor
97.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–SMF?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–SMF departures in July 2026 (1), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- B6
1 departures · 159 seats
Share of departures50.0%98.1%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures50.0%94.4%
Load
What plane flies BOS–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 50% of BOS–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 94.4% load
50.0% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 98.1% load
50.0%
How has BOS–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–SMF departures fell from 62 in August 2025 to 2 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 7,467 passengers
74.3%
Load
September 2025
5 departures · 584 passengers
69.0%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
July 2026
2 departures · 224 passengers
97.0%
Load
Nonstop BOS–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 Boston (BOS) from Sacramento (SMF)?
BOS to SMF is 2,629 miles (4,231 km / 2,285 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 2,629-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Airbus A321 (50.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,629-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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