Sacramento International Airport satellite view
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KSMF · SMF

Sacramento International Airport

38.69540°N
-121.59100°W
ARR / DAY
174
7.4%
DEP / DAY
170
8.8%
ON-TIME
78.1% Top 25%
arr · avg 5 min
dep · 100% · avg -4 min cal
AVG DELAY
5 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 174 arrivals and 170 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 23 carriers across 59 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 5 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 124 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

17m ago
Temp
67°F
Wind
0 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSMF 041753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT023 BKN031 BKN038 BKN220 19/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01940133 10194 20139 53009

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 5 PM · 1 movement every 124 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 122 1h 22m
SMFSAN
San Diego, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 115 1h 37m
SMFLAS
Las Vegas, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 113 1h 33m
SMFBUR
Burbank, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 74 1h 4m
SMFSNA
Santa Ana, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 70 1h 19m
SMFONT
Ontario, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 67 1h 15m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 65 2h 21m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Alaska Airlines 64 1h 48m
SMFLAX
Los Angeles, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 62 1h 24m
SMFPHX
Phoenix, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 59 1h 51m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
SKY West Aviation 59 1h 50m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 57 2h 21m
SMFLGB
Long Beach, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 53 1h 12m
SMFSLC
Salt Lake City, US
Delta AIR Lines 53 1h 40m
SMFPDX
Portland, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 45 1h 18m
SMFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 44 3h 25m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 43 1h 43m
SMFORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 38 4h 8m
SMFSFO
San Francisco, US
SKY West Aviation 35 0h 52m
SMFATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 32 4h 28m
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