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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–SMF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 76% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
284
April 2026
Seats
41,530
both directions
Passengers
33,193
both directions
Load factor
79.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LGB–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–SMF in April 2026 (284 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
284 departures · 41,530 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.9%
Load
What plane flies LGB–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 76% of LGB–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
215 departures · 79.9% load
75.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
43 departures · 77.3% load
15.1% - Boeing 737-800
26 departures · 84.6% load
9.2%
How has LGB–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–SMF departures fell from 345 in May 2025 to 284 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
345 departures · 36,293 passengers
68.1%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LGB → SMF
80.0% full
142 departures · 16,532 passengers
SMF → LGB
79.9% full
142 departures · 16,661 passengers
Nonstop LGB–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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (15.1%).
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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