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DTA to SMF: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
490 mi
788 km · 425 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 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 DTA from SMF?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Sacramento (SMF) is 490 miles (788 km, 425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 Delta and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to SMF?
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