Baltimore (BWI) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 5h 35m
Bearing
284° W
Baltimore (BWI) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,389 miles (3,845 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,812
both directions
Passengers
8,889
both directions
Load factor
82.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BWI–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–SMF in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,812 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.2%
Load
What plane flies BWI–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 66% of BWI–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
41 departures · 83.4% load
66.1% - Boeing 737-800
20 departures · 79.6% load
32.3% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 84.7% load
1.6%
How has BWI–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–SMF departures rose from 61 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
61 departures · 9,268 passengers
89.0%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 8,791 passengers
83.6%
Load
August 2025
63 departures · 8,175 passengers
80.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,835 passengers
80.8%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,761 passengers
80.8%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 6,841 passengers
71.1%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 8,323 passengers
77.4%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 6,139 passengers
60.5%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 5,281 passengers
57.2%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 7,554 passengers
71.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,314 passengers
79.2%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,889 passengers
82.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BWI → SMF
80.7% full
31 departures · 4,347 passengers
SMF → BWI
83.7% full
31 departures · 4,542 passengers
Nonstop BWI–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).
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Sacramento (SMF)?
BWI to SMF is 2,389 miles (3,845 km / 2,076 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 2,389-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (66.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (32.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,389-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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