Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 4h 49m
Bearing
276° W
Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,008 miles (3,232 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
1
June 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
146
both directions
Load factor
83.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–SMF in June 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.4%
Load
What plane flies DTW–SMF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of DTW–SMF departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 83.4% load
100.0%
How has DTW–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–SMF departures fell from 58 in August 2025 to 1 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
58 departures · 8,505 passengers
81.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,080 passengers
74.8%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 8,667 passengers
80.6%
Load
November 2025
50 departures · 6,227 passengers
69.2%
Load
December 2025
2 departures · 330 passengers
91.7%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
48 departures · 6,441 passengers
74.6%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 7,230 passengers
68.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,656 passengers
77.6%
Load
June 2026
1 departures · 146 passengers
83.4%
Load
Nonstop DTW–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 Detroit (DTW) from Sacramento (SMF)?
DTW to SMF is 2,008 miles (3,232 km / 1,745 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 2,008-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–SMF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,008-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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