San Francisco (SFO) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 0h 58m
Bearing
30° NE
San Francisco (SFO) to Sacramento (SMF) is 86 miles (138 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SFO–SMF; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
237
April 2026
Seats
12,010
both directions
Passengers
9,459
both directions
Load factor
78.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SFO–SMF?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SFO–SMF in April 2026 (237 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
237 departures · 12,010 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.8%
Load
What plane flies SFO–SMF?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 97% of SFO–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
229 departures · 80.3% load
96.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
6 departures · 40.9% load
2.5% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 64.3% load
0.8%
How has SFO–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–SMF departures rose from 232 in May 2025 to 237 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
232 departures · 12,132 passengers
73.1%
Load
June 2025
223 departures · 13,410 passengers
85.8%
Load
July 2025
228 departures · 13,363 passengers
83.6%
Load
August 2025
234 departures · 12,311 passengers
75.0%
Load
September 2025
238 departures · 12,429 passengers
81.0%
Load
October 2025
299 departures · 16,155 passengers
76.1%
Load
November 2025
225 departures · 10,214 passengers
73.5%
Load
December 2025
216 departures · 10,865 passengers
77.8%
Load
January 2026
241 departures · 11,457 passengers
66.5%
Load
February 2026
234 departures · 10,557 passengers
70.6%
Load
March 2026
229 departures · 9,727 passengers
83.2%
Load
April 2026
237 departures · 9,459 passengers
78.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → SMF
79.0% full
119 departures · 4,763 passengers
SMF → SFO
78.5% full
118 departures · 4,696 passengers
Nonstop SFO–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 San Francisco (SFO) from Sacramento (SMF)?
SFO to SMF is 86 miles (138 km / 74 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 86-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–SMF?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (96.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (2.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 86-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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