Sacramento International Airport satellite view
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KSMF · SMF

Sacramento International Airport

38.69540°N
-121.59100°W
ARR / DAY
187
25.6%
DEP / DAY
186
23.5%
ON-TIME
77.5% Top 25%
arr · avg 6 min
dep · 100% · avg -4 min cal
AVG DELAY
6 min
7d window

Sacramento International Airport (KSMF/SMF) is a large international airport located in Sacramento, CA. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,605 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 187 arrivals and 186 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 22 carriers across 57 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 3% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). On-time performance averages 78% with an average delay of 6 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 129 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
73°F
Wind
10 kts
190°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSMF 021953Z COR 19010KT 10SM FEW038 SCT050 BKN070 23/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02280128

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 125.700 24
TWR 256.700 24
GND 121.700 24
GND 256.700 24
ATIS 126.750 24
APCH 125.250
APCH 125.400
APCH 127.400
APCH 257.900
APCH 259.100
APCH 317.500
APCH 353.700
UNICOM 122.950
SMF VOT 111.400
OTHER 111.400
TUDOR ST 120.450
SLMMR ST 120.450
OTHER 120.450
CD/P 121.100 24
OTHER 121.100 24
SACRAMEN 122.500
OTHER 122.500
SUUTR ST 124.800
OTHER 124.800
CLASS C 125.250
FEVTA ST 125.250
OTHER 125.250
CLASS C 125.400
LCL/P 125.700 24
FROGO DP 127.400
FTHIL DP 127.400
RVRCT DP 127.400
SCTWN DP 127.400
CLASS C 127.400
OTHER 127.400
LCL/P 256.700 24
CD/P 256.700 24
OTHER 256.700 24
FEVTA ST 257.900
CLASS C 257.900
OTHER 257.900
CLASS C 259.100
SUUTR ST 263.150
OTHER 263.150
FROGO DP 317.500
FTHIL DP 317.500
RVRCT DP 317.500
SCTWN DP 317.500
CLASS C 317.500
OTHER 317.500
TUDOR ST 353.700
SLMMR ST 353.700
OTHER 353.700
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZOA
Mag var:
13° E
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KSMF · last 7d

61 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 6 PM · 1 movement every 129 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
SMFLAX
Los Angeles, US
SKY West Aviation 144 1h 22m
SMFSAN
San Diego, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 127 1h 37m
SMFLAS
Las Vegas, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 123 1h 31m
SMFBUR
Burbank, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 83 1h 5m
SMFSNA
Santa Ana, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 81 1h 19m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Alaska Airlines 74 1h 48m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 73 2h 23m
SMFONT
Ontario, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 69 1h 12m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
SKY West Aviation 68 1h 48m
SMFLAX
Los Angeles, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 64 1h 23m
SMFPHX
Phoenix, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 63 1h 51m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 61 2h 19m
SMFSLC
Salt Lake City, US
Delta AIR Lines 58 1h 38m
SMFLGB
Long Beach, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 58 1h 13m
SMFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 50 3h 27m
SMFPDX
Portland, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 49 1h 18m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 45 1h 43m
SMFORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 40 4h 7m
SMFSFO
San Francisco, US
SKY West Aviation 37 0h 53m
SMFBOI
Boise, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 35 1h 18m
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