SMF → DFWSacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,298 km, an estimated 3 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 30 October 2026 at 03:24 UTC.

Today, SMF → DFW

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 05:40 AA1544American Left 05:46 +6 Landed 10:50 −15
  2. 07:00 AA1021American Left 07:01 Landed 12:10 −19
  3. 11:06 AA2081American Left 11:04 Landed 16:14 −16
  4. 14:35 AA2078American Left 14:47 +12 Landed 19:55 −5

Checked SMF board 15:18 · DFW board 22:24

SMF Sacramento busy · +15
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
2,298 km · ~3h 27m est.
dep bank 05:40–23:5935x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 35x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 19 tracked SMF → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~3h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA1544 05:40 daily · AA1021 07:00 daily · AA2081 11:06 daily · AA2078 14:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AA1021dep +1 → arr−19
10-29AA1544dep +6 → arr−15
10-29AA2078dep +12 → arr−5
10-29AA2081dep −2 → arr−16
10-28AA1021dep +7 → arr−12
10-28AA1544dep +9 → arr−1
10-28AA2078dep +23 → arr+13
10-28AA2081dep +9 → arr−7
10-27AA1021dep +12 → arr+4
10-27AA1544dep +31 → arr−14
10-27AA2078dep +14 → arr−12
10-27AA2081dep +10 → arr−7
10-26AA1021dep +9 → arr−9
10-26AA1544dep +6 → arr−7
10-26AA2078dep +5 → arr−13
10-26AA2081dep +10 → arr−6
10-25AA1021arrived−1
10-25AA1544arrived+5
10-25AA2078arrived−8

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 +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 4 kt Full SMF delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to DFW 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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How we measure this →

SMF to DFW questions

Is SMF–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:40 and evening departures around 23:59 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 2,298 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 192–227 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–DFW fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.