BWI → SMFBaltimore to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Sacramento (SMF): 9 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 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,845 km, an estimated 5 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Baltimore and Sacramento. Updated 4 November 2026 at 23:18 UTC.

BWI Baltimore busy · +16
SMF Sacramento smooth · +0
3,845 km · ~5h 26m est.
dep bank 10:50–11:559x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 9x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~5h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x1 direct airline on the leg

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 WN1914 varies Mo Tu We Su · WN296 11:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1165 11:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN1914dep +36 → arr−30
11-03WN1914dep +19 → arr−29
11-02WN1914dep +24 → arr−24
11-01WN1914dep +33 → arr−12
10-31WN2911dep +20 → arr−2
10-30WN296dep +9 → arr−17
10-29WN296dep +35 → arr−4

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
BWIBaltimore +16 min busy 🌤 overcast · 3 kt Full BWI delay board →
SMFSacramento +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 40% 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 Baltimore to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BWI 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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BWI to SMF questions

Is BWI–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BWI is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BWI–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:45 from BWI. 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 BWI to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 3,845 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 301–360 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BWI–SMF fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.