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 June 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop EWR–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
58
June 2026
Seats
10,226
both directions
Passengers
9,523
both directions
Load factor
93.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies EWR–SMF?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop EWR–SMF in June 2026 (58 departures).
- UA
58 departures · 10,226 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.1%
Load
What plane flies EWR–SMF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 66% of EWR–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
38 departures · 94.0% load
65.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
12 departures · 91.9% load
20.7% - Boeing 737-900ER
8 departures · 90.8% load
13.8%
How has EWR–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop EWR–SMF departures held steady at about 58 a month between July 2025 and June 2026.
Monthly nonstop EWR–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
58 departures · 9,523 passengers
93.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
EWR → SMF
89.4% full
29 departures · 4,569 passengers
SMF → EWR
96.9% full
29 departures · 4,954 passengers
Nonstop EWR–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 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (65.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (20.7%).
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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