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SMF to FNL: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport)
890 mi
1,432 km · 773 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
890 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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 FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from FNL?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Fort Collins (FNL) is 890 miles (1,432 km, 773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to FNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 FNL?
Nonstop service on SMF–FNL 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sacramento and Fort Collins?
Fort Collins is 1 hour ahead of Sacramento.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMF to FNL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMF–FNL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMF to FNL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMF–FNL 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.