Miami (MIA) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 5h 54m
Bearing
301° NW
Miami (MIA) to Sacramento (SMF) is 2,548 miles (4,100 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MIA–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MIA–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
11
January 2026
Seats
1,892
both directions
Passengers
1,696
both directions
Load factor
89.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MIA–SMF?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MIA–SMF in January 2026 (11 departures).
- AA
11 departures · 1,892 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.6%
Load
What plane flies MIA–SMF?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of MIA–SMF departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 89.6% load
100.0%
How has MIA–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop MIA–SMF departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 11 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop MIA–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 8,731 passengers
84.6%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,888 passengers
83.2%
Load
August 2025
10 departures · 1,288 passengers
74.9%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
29 departures · 4,481 passengers
89.8%
Load
January 2026
11 departures · 1,696 passengers
89.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → MIA
85.2% full
6 departures · 879 passengers
MIA → SMF
95.0% full
5 departures · 817 passengers
Nonstop MIA–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Miami (MIA) from Sacramento (SMF)?
MIA to SMF is 2,548 miles (4,100 km / 2,214 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MIA to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 2,548-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MIA–SMF?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MIA–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,548-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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