PDX → SMFPortland to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 94% of the last 33 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 771 km, an estimated 1 hour 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Sacramento. Updated 19 October 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Today, PDX → SMF

Sun 18 Oct · local times
WN1719Southwest58 min late

The PDX board at 22:22 shows departure at 22:48 instead of 21:50, gate E12.

Landing
00:19SMF board estimate · sched 23:25
Later cancelled
0.5%of 15,673 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast PDX to SMF departure of the day
Track WN1719 →
  1. 05:00 WN3331Southwest Left 05:00 Landed 06:20 −10
  2. 08:00 AS3374Alaska Left 07:50 Landed 09:13 −24
  3. 10:30 AS653Alaska Left 10:30 Landed 11:56 −18
  4. 11:15 WN3971Southwest Left 11:27 +12 Landed 12:43 −2
  5. 14:48 AS433Alaska Airlines Left 14:40 Landed 16:02 +3
  6. 15:15 WN3656Southwest Left 15:31 +16 Landed 16:51 +6
  7. 17:48 AS793Alaska Left 17:46 Landed 19:19 −12
  8. 21:50 WN1719Southwest Est. 22:48 +58Gate E12 SMF est. 00:19 +54sched 23:25

Checked PDX board 22:22 · SMF board 22:18

PDX Portland smooth · +0
SMF Sacramento smooth · +4
771 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 05:50–21:5014x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 33 operated PDX → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 33 operated legs
Flight time~1h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesSouthwest 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
Alaska AirlinesAS89% on time

Flights AS3374 08:00 daily · AS653 10:30 daily · AS433 14:48 daily · AS793 17:48 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN3331 varies daily · WN4355 10:15 Mo Th Fr · WN3971 11:15 Su · WN3070 12:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AS3374dep −10 → arr−24
10-18AS433dep −8 → arr+3
10-18AS653dep +0 → arr−18
10-18AS793dep −2 → arr−12
10-18WN3331dep +0 → arr−10
10-18WN3656dep +16 → arr+6
10-18WN3971dep +12 → arr−2
10-17AS3374dep −8 → arr−14
10-17AS433dep +16 → arr+7
10-17AS653dep +10 → arr−6
10-17AS793dep −2 → arr−21
10-17WN1717dep −1 → arr+2
10-17WN2747dep +8 → arr−5
10-17WN3331dep +7 → arr−2
10-16AS3374dep −6 → arr−15
10-16AS433dep +57 → arr+38
10-16AS653dep +5 → arr−6
10-16AS793dep −4 → arr−30
10-16WN1717dep +21 → arr+9
10-16WN3331dep −4 → arr−13
10-16WN3612dep +2 → arr−7
10-16WN4355dep +0 → arr−13
10-15AS3374dep −8 → arr−26
10-15AS433dep +34 → arr+17
10-15AS653dep −7 → arr−31
10-15AS793dep +3 → arr−3
10-15WN1717dep +22 → arr+7
10-15WN3331dep −7 → arr−20
10-15WN3612dep −2 → arr−5
10-15WN4355dep +6 → arr−8
10-14AS3374departed−10
10-14AS433departed−3
10-14AS653departed−6

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
PDXPortland +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full PDX delay board →
SMFSacramento +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 10 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SMF: 41% 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 Portland to Sacramento route actually runs

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

Is PDX–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PDX–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from PDX. 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 PDX to SMF?

Great-circle distance is 771 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 84–96 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDX–SMF fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 53 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.