Burbank (BUR) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 31m
Bearing
331° NW
Burbank (BUR) to Sacramento (SMF) is 359 miles (577 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–SMF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 58% full.
Departures
440
April 2026
Seats
60,280
both directions
Passengers
35,133
both directions
Load factor
58.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUR–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–SMF in April 2026 (440 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
440 departures · 60,280 seats
Share of departures100.0%58.3%
Load
What plane flies BUR–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BUR–SMF departures.
- Boeing 737-700
440 departures · 58.3% load
100.0%
How has BUR–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–SMF departures fell from 498 in May 2025 to 440 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
498 departures · 45,893 passengers
64.4%
Load
June 2025
466 departures · 41,897 passengers
62.9%
Load
July 2025
466 departures · 36,039 passengers
54.1%
Load
August 2025
453 departures · 41,281 passengers
63.7%
Load
September 2025
455 departures · 42,892 passengers
65.9%
Load
October 2025
469 departures · 43,472 passengers
64.8%
Load
November 2025
460 departures · 38,657 passengers
58.8%
Load
December 2025
436 departures · 36,708 passengers
58.9%
Load
January 2026
373 departures · 27,354 passengers
52.7%
Load
February 2026
353 departures · 27,994 passengers
57.9%
Load
March 2026
435 departures · 35,678 passengers
60.0%
Load
April 2026
440 departures · 35,133 passengers
58.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUR → SMF
59.2% full
220 departures · 17,828 passengers
SMF → BUR
57.4% full
220 departures · 17,305 passengers
Nonstop BUR–SMF traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from Sacramento (SMF)?
BUR to SMF is 359 miles (577 km / 312 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 359-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 359-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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