Sacramento International Airport satellite view
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KSMF · SMF

Sacramento International Airport

38.69540°N
-121.59100°W
ARR / DAY
117
38.6%
DEP / DAY
118
36.9%
ON-TIME
10.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 70 minest
AVG DELAY
70 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 8,601 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 117 arrivals and 118 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 21 carriers across 52 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 4% 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 10% with an average delay of 70 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 133 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

23m ago
Temp
68°F
Wind
6 kts
310°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KSMF 091453Z 31006KT 10SM BKN250 20/07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02000072 53012

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

60 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 6 PM · 1 movement every 133 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 86 1h 21m
SMFLAS
Las Vegas, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 85 1h 25m
SMFSAN
San Diego, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 76 1h 39m
SMFBUR
Burbank, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 49 1h 3m
SMFPHX
Phoenix, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 47 1h 50m
SMFONT
Ontario, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 46 1h 17m
SMFSNA
Santa Ana, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 44 1h 20m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 43 2h 19m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
SKY West Aviation 43 1h 48m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Alaska Airlines 42 1h 47m
SMFDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 40 2h 19m
SMFLAX
Los Angeles, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 40 1h 21m
SMFLGB
Long Beach, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 38 1h 14m
SMFSLC
Salt Lake City, US
Delta AIR Lines 34 1h 42m
SMFPDX
Portland, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 32 1h 18m
SMFSEA
Seattle, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 29 1h 43m
SMFSFO
San Francisco, US
SKY West Aviation 27 0h 51m
SMFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 26 3h 23m
SMFATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 22 4h 25m
SMFORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 21 4h 0m
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