Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
173° S
Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) is 479 miles (771 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PDX–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop PDX–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
391
April 2026
Seats
56,634
both directions
Passengers
38,899
both directions
Load factor
68.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies PDX–SMF?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop PDX–SMF departures in April 2026 (172), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
172 departures · 27,364 seats
Share of departures44.0%64.0%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
136 departures · 22,855 seats
Share of departures34.8%70.0%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
71 departures · 5,396 seats
Share of departures18.2%86.5%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
9 departures · 684 seats
Share of departures2.3%80.6%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
3 departures · 335 seats
Share of departures0.8%53.7%
Load
What plane flies PDX–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 23% of PDX–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
90 departures · 62.9% load
23.0% - Boeing 737-800
87 departures · 67.8% load
22.3% - Embraer E175
80 departures · 85.8% load
20.5% - Boeing 737-700
72 departures · 69.1% load
18.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
35 departures · 70.6% load
8.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
24 departures · 66.0% load
6.1% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 85.4% load
0.5% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 29.8% load
0.3%
How has PDX–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop PDX–SMF departures fell from 459 in May 2025 to 391 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PDX–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
459 departures · 40,319 passengers
72.6%
Load
June 2025
475 departures · 42,551 passengers
76.7%
Load
July 2025
491 departures · 43,652 passengers
75.5%
Load
August 2025
464 departures · 45,833 passengers
85.0%
Load
September 2025
440 departures · 42,342 passengers
80.9%
Load
October 2025
439 departures · 43,672 passengers
83.0%
Load
November 2025
381 departures · 36,704 passengers
78.6%
Load
December 2025
439 departures · 39,991 passengers
77.9%
Load
January 2026
397 departures · 32,913 passengers
62.0%
Load
February 2026
354 departures · 33,644 passengers
65.0%
Load
March 2026
390 departures · 39,218 passengers
67.8%
Load
April 2026
391 departures · 38,899 passengers
68.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PDX → SMF
68.7% full
197 departures · 19,514 passengers
SMF → PDX
68.7% full
194 departures · 19,385 passengers
Nonstop PDX–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 Portland (PDX) from Sacramento (SMF)?
PDX to SMF is 479 miles (771 km / 416 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PDX to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 479-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PDX–SMF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (23.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (22.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying PDX–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 479-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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