Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FNL to SMF: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
890 mi
1,432 km · 773 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live FNL→SMF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
890 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 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 FNL from SMF?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Sacramento (SMF) is 890 miles (1,432 km, 773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Fort Collins and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Fort Collins.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FNL to SMF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FNL–SMF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.