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SCF to SAC: distance & flight time
Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
632 mi
1,018 km · 549 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
632 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, United States
- SAC — Sacramento Executive 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 SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 mi away
Near SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCF from SAC?
The flight distance from Scottsdale (SCF) to Sacramento (SAC) is 632 miles (1,018 km, 549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCF to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 SCF to SAC?
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