SMF → DENSacramento to Denver

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Denver (DEN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 75% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,460 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Denver. Updated 22 October 2026 at 08:29 UTC.

Today, SMF → DEN

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. · F93666Frontier Airlines On schedule DEN 15:20scheduled
  2. · UA1055United Airlines On schedule DEN 14:17scheduled
  3. · UA1841United Airlines On schedule DEN 22:15scheduled
  4. · UA1889United Airlines On schedule DEN 08:28scheduled
  5. · UA1961United Airlines On schedule DEN 16:40scheduled
  6. · UA2285United Airlines On schedule DEN 12:28scheduled
  7. · UA566United Airlines On schedule DEN 19:45scheduled
  8. · WN3837Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 14:05scheduled
  9. · WN3909Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 08:55scheduled
  10. · WN3911Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 15:30scheduled
  11. · WN4272Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 23:10scheduled
  12. · WN932Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 18:00scheduled

Checked SMF board 22:18 · DEN board 02:29

SMF Sacramento busy · +22
DEN Denver heavy · +31
1,460 km · ~2h 22m est.
dep bank 05:00–20:5521x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 operated SMF → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93666 11:52 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN40% on time

Flights WN3909 varies daily · WN3467 09:05 Su · WN1540 09:15 Tu We Su · WN3837 10:45 Mo Th Fr Sa

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1889 05:00 daily · UA2285 09:00 daily · UA1055 10:50 daily · UA1961 13:12 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21F93666arrived−5
10-21UA1055arrived−15
10-21UA1841dep −4 → arr−32
10-21UA1889arrived−22
10-21UA1961arrived−4
10-21UA2285arrived−12
10-21UA566dep +17 → arr+0
10-21WN1514dep +286 → arr+269
10-21WN1540arrived+0
10-21WN212arrived+18
10-21WN3691dep +80 → arr+59
10-21WN3909arrived+0

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
SMFSacramento +22 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 3 kt Full SMF delay board →
DENDenver +31 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 14 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SMF and DEN: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Denver route actually runs

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

Is SMF–DEN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:25 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,460 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–DEN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 81 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.