HOU → SMFHouston to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Sacramento (SMF): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 23 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,610 km, an estimated 3 hours 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Sacramento. Updated 27 October 2026 at 10:53 UTC.

Today, HOU → SMF

Tue 27 Oct · local times
  1. 08:45 WN4494Southwest On scheduleGate 48 ·

Checked HOU board 05:53 · SMF board 22:18

HOU Houston smooth · +0
SMF Sacramento smooth · +7
2,610 km · ~3h 51m est.
dep bank 08:00–15:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live HOU and SMF delay boards

Median arrival delay is −23 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−23 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN4494 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2123 08:05 Su · WN3544 15:05 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26WN4494dep +2 → arr−23
10-25WN2123dep −3 → arr−24
10-24WN3544dep +5 → arr−28
10-23WN4494departed−1

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
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full HOU delay board →
SMFSacramento +7 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 5 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and SMF: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU 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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Pro Flight Search — Houston (HOU) to Sacramento (SMF) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

HOU to SMF questions

Is HOU–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 from HOU. 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 HOU to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 2,610 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 214–254 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–SMF fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.