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 September 2025, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BOS–SMF; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 80% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
5
September 2025
Seats
847
both directions
Passengers
584
both directions
Load factor
69.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–SMF?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–SMF departures in September 2025 (4), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- B6
4 departures · 648 seats
Share of departures80.0%79.5%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 199 seats
Share of departures20.0%34.7%
Load
What plane flies BOS–SMF?
In September 2025, the Airbus A320 flew 80% of BOS–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
4 departures · 79.5% load
80.0% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 34.7% load
20.0%
How has BOS–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–SMF departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 5 in September 2025.
Monthly nonstop BOS–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 7,357 passengers
79.0%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 7,713 passengers
76.8%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 7,467 passengers
74.3%
Load
September 2025
5 departures · 584 passengers
69.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → BOS
62.5% full
3 departures · 327 passengers
BOS → SMF
79.3% full
2 departures · 257 passengers
Nonstop BOS–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; 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 September 2025, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (80.0%), followed by the Boeing 757-200 (20.0%).
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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