Airport
Sacramento International Airport
SMF · Sacramento, CA
- IATA Code
- SMF
- ICAO Code
- KSMF
- City
- Sacramento
- Country
- United States
- Website
- sacramento.aero
Sacramento International Airport is a major airport serving Sacramento, CA. Its IATA code is SMF and its ICAO code is KSMF.
The airfield sits 27 feet above sea level.
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SMF by the numbers
IATA SMF · ICAO KSMF · 27 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #183 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 80.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 63 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 56,038
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 46%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
- Air traffic control & airport 19%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from SMF
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 5,717 | 86% |
| San Diego (SAN) | 5,179 | 70% |
| Seattle (SEA) | 4,396 | 83% |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 4,009 | 79% |
| Denver (DEN) | 3,844 | 83% |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 3,615 | 81% |
| Burbank (BUR) | 2,596 | 85% |
| Santa Ana (SNA) | 2,288 | 84% |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 2,165 | 87% |
| Ontario (ONT) | 2,108 | 84% |
Airlines departing SMF
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 31,928 | 76% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 8,758 | 85% |
| United Airlines | 4,416 | 89% |
| American Airlines | 3,331 | 81% |
| Delta Air Lines | 3,329 | 90% |
| Alaska Airlines | 2,855 | 87% |
| Frontier Airlines | 672 | 78% |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 367 | 82% |
| JetBlue Airways | 167 | 59% |
| Envoy Air | 147 | 86% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 8,605 ft | CON, lighted |
| 17R/35L | 8,598 ft | CON, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 126.750 MHz
- Tower 125.700 MHz
- Ground 121.700 MHz
- Clearance delivery 121.100 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
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