Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Sacramento
DFW → SMF
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF) takes 3h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay time of 19.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, there are 382 flights using the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees approximately 12,313,370 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Sacramento (SMF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 995 flights monitored in recent months, 60% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Sacramento: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF) heads north-west for about 2,298 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of DFW-SMF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Sacramento it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 995 tracked DFW-SMF flights, 60% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-SMF
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF) takes 3h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Sacramento (SMF) route, on-time performance is 60% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 995 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Sacramento is 1.51% across 995 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
