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SMF to BIL: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Billings (Billings Logan International Airport)
827 mi
1,331 km · 719 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
827 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
- BIL — Billings Logan International Airport · Billings, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BIL
- COD · Yellowstone Regional Airport92 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field92 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport96 mi away
- SHR · Sheridan County Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from BIL?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Billings (BIL) is 827 miles (1,331 km, 719 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to BIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMF to BIL?
Nonstop service on SMF–BIL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sacramento and Billings?
Billings is 1 hour ahead of Sacramento.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMF to BIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMF–BIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMF to BIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMF–BIL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.