🇺🇸 SAN
San Diego
481 mi
SMF 🇺🇸
Sacramento

San Diego to Sacramento Flights

San Diego International Airport Sacramento International Airport 5 airlines

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The San Diego to Sacramento route connects San Diego International Airport (SAN) in US with Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 481 miles (774 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 18m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Southwest, SkyWest, Horizon and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 47 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

San Diego International Airport

ICAO Code:
KSAN
IATA Code:
SAN
City:
🇺🇸 San Diego
Country:
US
Elevation:
17 ft

Destination Airport

Sacramento International Airport

ICAO Code:
KSMF
IATA Code:
SMF
City:
🇺🇸 Sacramento
Country:
US
Elevation:
27 ft

5

Operators

47

Tracked Flights

481

Miles

1h 18m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from San Diego to Sacramento
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Southwest SWA WN
SkyWest SKW OO
Horizon QXE QX
Alaska Airlines ASA AS
PenAir NLA -

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 24 14%
Tuesday 21 12%
Wednesday 20 12%
Thursday 33 19%
Friday 33 19%
Saturday 20 12%
Sunday 21 12%

Pattern Analysis

47 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 172
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 131 flights
Weekend: 41 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
B739 20:59 8:59 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 9, 2026 Active
Horizon
QXE / QX
E75L 17:10 5:10 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Apr 23, 2026 Active
- E75L -
M T W T F S S
Aug 19, 2025 Active
SkyWest
SKW / OO
E75L 09:40 9:40 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 29, 2026 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
B738 10:30 10:30 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 6, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 5
Active Routes: 5
Unique Airlines: 5
Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
09:40 9:40 AM SkyWest SKW OO
10:30 10:30 AM Southwest SWA WN
17:10 5:10 PM Horizon QXE QX
20:59 8:59 PM Alaska Airlines ASA AS

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KSAN - America/Los_Angeles).

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
09:40 - 20:59
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.