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BOI to SMF: distance & flight time
Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
437 mi
703 km · 380 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
437 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, United States
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 mi away
Near SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BOI from SMF?
The flight distance from Boise (BOI) to Sacramento (SMF) is 437 miles (703 km, 380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOI to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Boise and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Boise.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOI to SMF?
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