Newark (EWR) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 5h 47m
Bearing
283° W
Newark (EWR) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,494 miles (4,014 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies EWR–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop EWR–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
10,858
both directions
Passengers
9,538
both directions
Load factor
87.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies EWR–SMF?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop EWR–SMF departures in May 2026 (62), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- UA
62 departures · 10,786 seats
Share of departures98.4%87.9%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures1.6%81.9%
Load
What plane flies EWR–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 46% of EWR–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
29 departures · 87.6% load
46.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
24 departures · 91.5% load
38.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
9 departures · 79.8% load
14.3% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 81.9% load
1.6%
How has EWR–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop EWR–SMF departures rose from 59 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop EWR–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
59 departures · 8,580 passengers
85.6%
Load
July 2025
58 departures · 9,156 passengers
88.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 9,559 passengers
89.0%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 8,265 passengers
85.8%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,256 passengers
88.6%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 8,775 passengers
88.6%
Load
December 2025
59 departures · 9,451 passengers
89.7%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,693 passengers
96.0%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
7 departures · 690 passengers
83.3%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 6,853 passengers
86.3%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 9,538 passengers
87.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → EWR
86.9% full
32 departures · 4,750 passengers
EWR → SMF
88.8% full
31 departures · 4,788 passengers
Nonstop EWR–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Newark (EWR) from Sacramento (SMF)?
EWR to SMF is 2,494 miles (4,014 km / 2,167 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from EWR to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 2,494-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies EWR–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (46.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (38.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying EWR–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,494-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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