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 June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
119
June 2026
Seats
19,343
both directions
Passengers
17,632
both directions
Load factor
91.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–SMF in June 2026 (119 departures).
- WN
119 departures · 19,343 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.1%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SMF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 38% of DAL–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
45 departures · 91.1% load
37.8% - Boeing 737-700
39 departures · 92.8% load
32.8% - Boeing 737-800
35 departures · 89.7% load
29.4%
How has DAL–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SMF departures fell from 121 in July 2025 to 119 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
119 departures · 17,632 passengers
91.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → SMF
91.4% full
60 departures · 8,729 passengers
SMF → DAL
90.9% full
59 departures · 8,903 passengers
Nonstop DAL–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (37.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (32.8%).
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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