AUS → SMFAustin to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Austin (AUS) to Sacramento (SMF): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 17 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,379 km, an estimated 3 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Austin and Sacramento. Updated 5 November 2026 at 09:22 UTC.

Today, AUS → SMF

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 12:30 WN419Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 16 · T1 ·

Checked AUS board 03:22 · SMF board 22:18

AUS Austin heavy · +35
SMF Sacramento smooth · +0
2,379 km · ~3h 33m est.
dep bank 05:15–19:3021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked AUS → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN1276 05:15 Mo Th Fr · WN419 12:30 Mo Th Su · WN2472 13:55 Mo Th Fr · WN425 16:30 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN2130dep +33 → arr−7
11-03WN2130dep +32 → arr+5
11-02WN2197departed+60
11-02WN419dep +35 → arr−4
11-02WN425departed+45
11-01WN2197departed+43
11-01WN419dep +32 → arr−3
11-01WN425departed+118
10-31WN268dep +35 → arr−9
10-30WN1276departed+33
10-30WN2472departed+64
10-30WN3484departed+87
10-30WN427dep +30 → arr−12
10-29WN1276departed+29
10-29WN2472departed+36
10-29WN3484departed+45
10-29WN427dep +47 → arr−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AUSAustin +35 min heavy 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full AUS delay board →
SMFSacramento +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Austin to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUS to SMF flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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AUS to SMF questions

Is AUS–SMF running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AUS is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AUS–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:15 and evening departures around 17:40 from AUS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SMF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AUS to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 2,379 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 198–234 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AUS–SMF fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.