Flights Sacramento → New York
SMF → JFK
How long is the flight from Sacramento to New York?
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to New York (JFK) takes 4h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Sacramento to New York, operating with an Airbus A320 aircraft. The destination airport in New York opened in 1948 and currently serves over 62 million 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 Sacramento (SMF) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 123 flights monitored in recent months, 59% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 41 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sacramento (SMF) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 4,047 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 52m.
Departures from Sacramento on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 89% of SMF-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 123 tracked SMF-JFK flights, 59% left on time with an average delay of 41 min and a 4.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
Airlines operating SMF-JFK
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Frequently asked questions about SMF-JFK
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to New York (JFK) takes 4h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Sacramento (SMF) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 59% with an average delay of 41 minutes, based on 123 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sacramento-New York is 4.88% across 123 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at New York, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
