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Route

Sacramento → Baltimore

SMFSacramentoSacramento International Airport
BWIBaltimoreBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Distance
2,389 mi
Estimated flight time
~5h 20m

Baltimore is currently 3 hours ahead of Sacramento.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1
busiest month · Oct
4 hr 30 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Sacramento in general than usual; compare that month with care.

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Sacramento. Most departures between 21:00 and 00:00.

  1. 00:00
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Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.9Mon
  2. 0.9Tue
  3. 0.8Wed
  4. 0.8Thu
  5. 0.9Fri
  6. 1Sat
  7. 0.9Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M53%
  2. Boeing 737-800B73826%
  3. Boeing 737-700B73721%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026119
  • Southwest Airlines19×
February 2026126
  • Southwest Airlines25×
March 2026126
  • Southwest Airlines26×
April 2026127
  • Southwest Airlines27×
May 2026127
  • Southwest Airlines27×
June 2026127
  • Southwest Airlines27×
July 2026131
  • Southwest Airlines31×
August 2026129
  • Southwest Airlines29×
September 2026128
  • Southwest Airlines28×
October 2025128
  • Southwest Airlines28×
November 2025127
  • Southwest Airlines27×
December 2025119
  • Southwest Airlines18×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on SMF-BWI - not a booking guarantee.

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The 6th longest observed direct route from SMF, out of 56.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Sacramento: 56.
  • Direct destinations observed from Baltimore: 104.

The airports on this route

Sacramento International Airport

Sacramento, United StatesSMF / KSMF

Major airport · 56 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,606 ft

77 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore, United StatesBWI / KBWI

Major airport · 104 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 10,502 ft

75 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

SMF IADWashington Dulles International AirportDulles is about 45 mi from Baltimore.View route →SFO BWISan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco is about 86 mi from Sacramento.View route →

About the route from Sacramento to Baltimore

The observed direct connection between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) covers approximately 2,389 mi. The estimated flight time is around 5h 20m. Southwest Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Sacramento from Baltimore by air?
The great-circle distance between Sacramento International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is approximately 2,389 mi.
How long is the flight from Sacramento to Baltimore?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 5h 20m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Sacramento to Baltimore?
Yes, a direct connection between SMF and BWI has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Sacramento to Baltimore?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 314 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Sacramento and Baltimore?
Baltimore is currently 3 hours ahead of Sacramento.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.