Salt Lake City (SLC) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
257° W
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Sacramento (SMF) is 530 miles (854 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SLC–SMF
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop SLC–SMF; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 35% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
344
April 2026
Seats
45,955
both directions
Passengers
33,073
both directions
Load factor
72.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SLC–SMF?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop SLC–SMF departures in April 2026 (225), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
225 departures · 27,956 seats
Share of departures65.4%84.9%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
109 departures · 17,251 seats
Share of departures31.7%50.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
10 departures · 748 seats
Share of departures2.9%90.8%
Load
What plane flies SLC–SMF?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 35% of SLC–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
121 departures · 80.9% load
35.2% - Airbus A220-100
75 departures · 90.5% load
21.8% - Boeing 737-700
48 departures · 60.1% load
14.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 42.3% load
9.3% - Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 46.1% load
8.4% - Airbus A220-300
28 departures · 90.1% load
8.1% - Embraer E175
10 departures · 90.8% load
2.9% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 73.3% load
0.3%
How has SLC–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop SLC–SMF departures rose from 332 in May 2025 to 344 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SLC–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
332 departures · 36,349 passengers
71.8%
Load
June 2025
397 departures · 40,965 passengers
70.8%
Load
July 2025
411 departures · 42,244 passengers
70.7%
Load
August 2025
380 departures · 38,591 passengers
68.1%
Load
September 2025
362 departures · 37,926 passengers
68.2%
Load
October 2025
388 departures · 40,911 passengers
73.7%
Load
November 2025
365 departures · 33,454 passengers
67.7%
Load
December 2025
336 departures · 34,855 passengers
73.9%
Load
January 2026
309 departures · 28,155 passengers
63.4%
Load
February 2026
299 departures · 28,605 passengers
65.2%
Load
March 2026
333 departures · 31,849 passengers
70.5%
Load
April 2026
344 departures · 33,073 passengers
72.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SMF → SLC
73.9% full
173 departures · 16,696 passengers
SLC → SMF
70.2% full
171 departures · 16,377 passengers
Nonstop SLC–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 Salt Lake City (SLC) from Sacramento (SMF)?
SLC to SMF is 530 miles (854 km / 461 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SLC to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 530-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SLC–SMF?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (35.2%), followed by the Airbus A220-100 (21.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying SLC–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 530-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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