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SFT to SMF: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
5,017 mi
8,074 km · 4,359 nm
10h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,017 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from SMF?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Sacramento (SMF) is 5,017 miles (8,074 km, 4,359 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 18m 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 Skelleftea and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 9 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to SMF?
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