Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 33m
Bearing
333° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento (SMF) is 373 miles (600 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop LAX–SMF; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
945
April 2026
Seats
102,561
both directions
Passengers
75,693
both directions
Load factor
73.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–SMF?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–SMF departures in April 2026 (554), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
554 departures · 40,017 seats
Share of departures58.6%77.3%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
271 departures · 41,269 seats
Share of departures28.7%75.8%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
78 departures · 12,669 seats
Share of departures8.3%63.3%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
35 departures · 7,872 seats
Share of departures3.7%66.1%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
5 departures · 360 seats
Share of departures0.5%50.8%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 196 seats
Share of departures0.1%34.2%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SMF?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 46% of LAX–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
433 departures · 78.6% load
45.8% - Boeing 737-700
162 departures · 75.9% load
17.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
121 departures · 72.3% load
12.8% - Boeing 737-800
81 departures · 69.1% load
8.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
65 departures · 73.8% load
6.9% - Airbus A320
30 departures · 73.6% load
3.2% - Airbus A321neo
19 departures · 64.3% load
2.0% - Boeing 737-900ER
9 departures · 66.7% load
0.9% - Airbus A321
9 departures · 62.6% load
0.9% - Airbus A320neo
6 departures · 68.2% load
0.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
5 departures · 40.9% load
0.5% - Boeing 757-200
5 departures · 50.8% load
0.5%
How has LAX–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SMF departures fell from 995 in May 2025 to 945 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
995 departures · 78,548 passengers
78.4%
Load
June 2025
975 departures · 72,940 passengers
72.2%
Load
July 2025
1,024 departures · 73,844 passengers
69.0%
Load
August 2025
943 departures · 67,645 passengers
69.5%
Load
September 2025
922 departures · 68,579 passengers
72.4%
Load
October 2025
1,040 departures · 81,168 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
900 departures · 69,708 passengers
73.1%
Load
December 2025
866 departures · 67,907 passengers
75.0%
Load
January 2026
837 departures · 59,711 passengers
65.9%
Load
February 2026
809 departures · 61,053 passengers
71.3%
Load
March 2026
911 departures · 74,641 passengers
74.1%
Load
April 2026
945 departures · 75,693 passengers
73.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → SMF
73.3% full
475 departures · 37,709 passengers
SMF → LAX
74.3% full
470 departures · 37,984 passengers
Nonstop LAX–SMF traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Sacramento (SMF)?
LAX to SMF is 373 miles (600 km / 324 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 373-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SMF?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (45.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (17.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 373-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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