The flight time from Denver to Sacramento is 2 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 6 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SMF Sacramento, CA 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
83%
Southwest
78%
Frontier
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Sacramento is 2 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 6 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Sacramento is 909 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Sacramento to Denver
2 hours, 14 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 25m
United
2h 28m
Frontier
2h 29m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

78

Distance

909 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
39
United
36
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Sacramento by plane?

The distance from Denver to Sacramento by plane is 909 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Sacramento?

The flight time from Denver to Sacramento is 2 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 6 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 25 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 29 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Sacramento?

Southwest, United, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Sacramento.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Sacramento?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF). On average, they have 39 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 126 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Sacramento 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Sacramento, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 83% 16% 1%
Southwest 78% 21% 1%
Frontier 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Sacramento, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 14 126 4 145
United 16 126 5 148
Frontier 15 127 7 149

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 1.22
6pm 0.35
6am 0.33
8pm 0.64
9am 0.19
12pm 0.28
10am 0.42
10pm 0.38
8am 1.2
7am 0.54
11pm 0.01
5am 0.23
3pm 1.05
5pm 0.34
1pm 1.19
9pm 0.68
4pm 0.42
7pm 1.37
2pm 0.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Sacramento that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 289
February 261
March 321
April 332
May 357
June 381
July 395
August 373
September 354
October 359
November 341
December 331

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Sacramento that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 12.54
Tuesday 10.6
Wednesday 11.1
Thursday 11.63
Friday 12.35
Saturday 9.65
Sunday 10.87

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 1
United 1
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 16 125 5 148
6pm 15 124 4 145
6am 14 126 4 145
8pm 15 126 4 147
9am 14 126 4 146
12pm 13 128 4 146
10am 14 125 4 146
10pm 13 127 4 144
8am 15 126 4 147
7am 15 126 4 148
11pm 20 126 5 152
5am 13 126 4 145
3pm 14 127 4 146
5pm 13 128 4 146
1pm 14 126 5 146
9pm 16 124 5 147
4pm 13 130 5 149
7pm 16 125 5 148
2pm 13 125 4 143
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.