Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 2h 37m
Bearing
270° W
Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF) is 907 miles (1,460 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–SMF; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 27% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
581
April 2026
Seats
98,551
both directions
Passengers
82,144
both directions
Load factor
83.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–SMF?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–SMF departures in April 2026 (286), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
286 departures · 46,972 seats
Share of departures49.2%83.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
268 departures · 46,005 seats
Share of departures46.1%84.0%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
26 departures · 5,502 seats
Share of departures4.5%82.6%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 27% of DEN–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
154 departures · 86.9% load
26.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
153 departures · 83.4% load
26.3% - Boeing 737-700
82 departures · 80.5% load
14.1% - Airbus A321neo
78 departures · 85.1% load
13.4% - Airbus A320
54 departures · 76.6% load
9.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
38 departures · 80.4% load
6.5% - Airbus A319
8 departures · 74.6% load
1.4% - Airbus A320neo
7 departures · 85.2% load
1.2% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 82.6% load
0.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
3 departures · 82.5% load
0.5% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has DEN–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–SMF departures fell from 680 in May 2025 to 581 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
680 departures · 90,151 passengers
80.6%
Load
June 2025
736 departures · 100,314 passengers
81.9%
Load
July 2025
754 departures · 103,309 passengers
82.3%
Load
August 2025
694 departures · 94,016 passengers
82.0%
Load
September 2025
686 departures · 93,778 passengers
81.8%
Load
October 2025
674 departures · 97,496 passengers
86.5%
Load
November 2025
638 departures · 86,769 passengers
81.0%
Load
December 2025
607 departures · 84,891 passengers
83.5%
Load
January 2026
528 departures · 69,811 passengers
78.1%
Load
February 2026
520 departures · 68,290 passengers
78.8%
Load
March 2026
584 departures · 83,384 passengers
83.8%
Load
April 2026
581 departures · 82,144 passengers
83.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SMF → DEN
80.3% full
291 departures · 40,012 passengers
DEN → SMF
86.4% full
290 departures · 42,132 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Sacramento (SMF)?
DEN to SMF is 907 miles (1,460 km / 788 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 907-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 37m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (26.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (26.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 907-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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