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SLC to SMF: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
530 mi
854 km · 461 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
530 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, 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 SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 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 SLC from SMF?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Sacramento (SMF) is 530 miles (854 km, 461 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 Salt Lake City and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to SMF?
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