Houston (HOU) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 4h 03m
Bearing
300° NW
Houston (HOU) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,622 miles (2,610 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–SMF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 45% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
9,786
both directions
Passengers
8,909
both directions
Load factor
91.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–SMF in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 9,786 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 45% of HOU–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
28 departures · 91.1% load
45.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
25 departures · 89.7% load
40.3% - Boeing 737-800
9 departures · 94.7% load
14.5%
How has HOU–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SMF departures rose from 61 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
61 departures · 8,557 passengers
87.2%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 8,474 passengers
86.1%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,655 passengers
89.3%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 7,811 passengers
81.2%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 9,333 passengers
86.5%
Load
January 2026
61 departures · 7,583 passengers
78.5%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 6,963 passengers
83.6%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 8,271 passengers
82.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,042 passengers
79.5%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,458 passengers
80.8%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 8,653 passengers
91.2%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 8,909 passengers
91.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SMF
91.7% full
31 departures · 4,311 passengers
SMF → HOU
90.5% full
31 departures · 4,598 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Sacramento (SMF)?
HOU to SMF is 1,622 miles (2,610 km / 1,409 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,622-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (45.2%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (40.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,622-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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