Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 3h 39m
Bearing
293° NW
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,428 miles (2,298 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–SMF; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
267
April 2026
Seats
49,230
both directions
Passengers
43,386
both directions
Load factor
88.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–SMF?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–SMF in April 2026 (267 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
267 departures · 49,230 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.1%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SMF?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 40% of DFW–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
106 departures · 85.9% load
39.7% - Boeing 737-800
94 departures · 87.8% load
35.2% - Airbus A321neo
59 departures · 91.8% load
22.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
8 departures · 93.3% load
3.0%
How has DFW–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SMF departures fell from 297 in May 2025 to 267 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
297 departures · 48,960 passengers
86.7%
Load
June 2025
318 departures · 51,749 passengers
86.7%
Load
July 2025
319 departures · 52,462 passengers
90.1%
Load
August 2025
304 departures · 51,786 passengers
90.4%
Load
September 2025
240 departures · 41,199 passengers
91.8%
Load
October 2025
285 departures · 49,320 passengers
92.7%
Load
November 2025
249 departures · 40,727 passengers
85.8%
Load
December 2025
274 departures · 46,927 passengers
90.2%
Load
January 2026
233 departures · 38,009 passengers
85.7%
Load
February 2026
223 departures · 35,876 passengers
86.9%
Load
March 2026
265 departures · 42,438 passengers
87.5%
Load
April 2026
267 departures · 43,386 passengers
88.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SMF
89.2% full
135 departures · 22,198 passengers
SMF → DFW
87.0% full
132 departures · 21,188 passengers
Nonstop DFW–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.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Sacramento (SMF)?
DFW to SMF is 1,428 miles (2,298 km / 1,241 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,428-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–SMF?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (39.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (35.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,428-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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