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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–SMF; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 49% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
275
May 2026
Seats
50,846
both directions
Passengers
44,674
both directions
Load factor
87.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DFW–SMF?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–SMF in May 2026 (275 departures).
- AA
275 departures · 50,846 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.9%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SMF?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 49% of DFW–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
136 departures · 86.0% load
49.5% - Boeing 737-800
89 departures · 88.1% load
32.4% - Airbus A321neo
49 departures · 92.6% load
17.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 94.8% load
0.4%
How has DFW–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SMF departures fell from 318 in June 2025 to 275 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
275 departures · 44,674 passengers
87.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SMF
89.9% full
139 departures · 23,098 passengers
SMF → DFW
85.8% full
136 departures · 21,576 passengers
Nonstop DFW–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
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 May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (49.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (32.4%).
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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