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Salt Lake City (SLC) to Sacramento (SMF)

530mi
854 km461 nm

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 SLCSMF

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In 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

    84.9%

    Load

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    109 departures · 17,251 seats

    50.2%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    10 departures · 748 seats

    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.

How has SLC–SMF traffic changed?

Nonstop SLC–SMF departures rose from 332 in May 2025 to 344 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop SLCSMF 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.

SMFSLC

73.9% full

173 departures · 16,696 passengers

SLCSMF

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.

The airports

SLC

US

Salt Lake City International Airport

Coordinates

40.79°N, 111.98°W

Hemisphere

N · W

SMF

US

Sacramento International Airport

Coordinates

38.70°N, 121.59°W

Hemisphere

N · W

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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