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MAE to SMF: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
143 mi
230 km · 124 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
143 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 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 MAE from SMF?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Sacramento (SMF) is 143 miles (230 km, 124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 cheapest way to fly from MAE to SMF?
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