Dallas (DAL) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 3h 41m
Bearing
293° NW
Dallas (DAL) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,440 miles (2,317 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DAL–SMF; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 36% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
124
May 2026
Seats
20,305
both directions
Passengers
18,064
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SMF?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–SMF departures in May 2026 (123), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
123 departures · 20,233 seats
Share of departures99.2%89.3%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.8%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 36% of DAL–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
45 departures · 88.5% load
36.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
44 departures · 89.1% load
35.5% - Boeing 737-700
34 departures · 90.9% load
27.4% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.8%
How has DAL–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SMF departures rose from 120 in June 2025 to 124 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 15,591 passengers
80.9%
Load
July 2025
121 departures · 15,512 passengers
79.5%
Load
August 2025
107 departures · 14,482 passengers
80.1%
Load
September 2025
102 departures · 14,631 passengers
83.8%
Load
October 2025
111 departures · 16,186 passengers
85.9%
Load
November 2025
114 departures · 15,291 passengers
79.5%
Load
December 2025
124 departures · 17,443 passengers
85.2%
Load
January 2026
78 departures · 10,741 passengers
79.4%
Load
February 2026
92 departures · 11,939 passengers
76.9%
Load
March 2026
104 departures · 14,702 passengers
81.8%
Load
April 2026
114 departures · 15,530 passengers
82.2%
Load
May 2026
124 departures · 18,064 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → SMF
89.7% full
62 departures · 9,371 passengers
SMF → DAL
88.1% full
62 departures · 8,693 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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 Dallas (DAL) from Sacramento (SMF)?
DAL to SMF is 1,440 miles (2,317 km / 1,251 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,440-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (36.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (35.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,440-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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