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New York (JFK) to Sacramento (SMF)

2,515mi
4,047 km2,185 nm

Flight time

≈ 5h 50m

Bearing

283° W

New York (JFK) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,515 miles (4,047 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies JFKSMF

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In March 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–SMF; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.

Departures

1

March 2026

Seats

140

both directions

Passengers

121

both directions

Load factor

86.4%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies JFK–SMF?

JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–SMF in March 2026 (1 departures).

  • B6

    JetBlue Airways

    1 departures · 140 seats

    86.4%

    Load

What plane flies JFK–SMF?

In March 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of JFK–SMF departures.

How has JFK–SMF traffic changed?

Nonstop JFK–SMF departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 1 in March 2026.

Monthly nonstop JFKSMF traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    62 departures · 9,522 passengers

    76.8%

    Load

  • June 2025

    60 departures · 10,391 passengers

    86.6%

    Load

  • July 2025

    58 departures · 9,981 passengers

    88.9%

    Load

  • August 2025

    61 departures · 10,383 passengers

    85.1%

    Load

  • September 2025

    60 departures · 9,303 passengers

    78.5%

    Load

  • October 2025

    50 departures · 8,507 passengers

    85.1%

    Load

  • November 2025

    1 departures · 96 passengers

    94.1%

    Load

  • December 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • January 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • February 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    Load

  • March 2026

    1 departures · 121 passengers

    86.4%

    Load

Nonstop JFK–SMF traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

JFK

US

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Coordinates

40.64°N, 73.78°W

Hemisphere

N · W

SMF

US

Sacramento International Airport

Coordinates

38.70°N, 121.59°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is New York (JFK) from Sacramento (SMF)?

JFK to SMF is 2,515 miles (4,047 km / 2,185 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from JFK to SMF?

A nonstop covers the 2,515-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies JFK–SMF?

In March 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying JFK–SMF?

Distance-based programs credit off the 2,515-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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