Long Beach (LGB) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 35m
Bearing
331° NW
Long Beach (LGB) to Sacramento (SMF) is 388 miles (624 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–SMF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
288
May 2026
Seats
42,192
both directions
Passengers
32,747
both directions
Load factor
77.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGB–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–SMF in May 2026 (288 departures).
- WN
288 departures · 42,192 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.6%
Load
What plane flies LGB–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of LGB–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
216 departures · 77.5% load
75.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
40 departures · 77.2% load
13.9% - Boeing 737-800
32 departures · 78.5% load
11.1%
How has LGB–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–SMF departures fell from 330 in June 2025 to 288 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
330 departures · 35,033 passengers
66.6%
Load
July 2025
343 departures · 33,324 passengers
60.7%
Load
August 2025
324 departures · 32,455 passengers
64.2%
Load
September 2025
319 departures · 35,644 passengers
71.9%
Load
October 2025
326 departures · 39,177 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
340 departures · 37,403 passengers
71.0%
Load
December 2025
340 departures · 37,378 passengers
70.7%
Load
January 2026
323 departures · 31,629 passengers
62.5%
Load
February 2026
310 departures · 33,667 passengers
70.0%
Load
March 2026
296 departures · 33,899 passengers
77.0%
Load
April 2026
284 departures · 33,193 passengers
79.9%
Load
May 2026
288 departures · 32,747 passengers
77.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LGB → SMF
78.3% full
144 departures · 16,554 passengers
SMF → LGB
76.9% full
144 departures · 16,193 passengers
Nonstop LGB–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 Long Beach (LGB) from Sacramento (SMF)?
LGB to SMF is 388 miles (624 km / 337 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 388-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (13.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 388-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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