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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Sacramento International ⇄ San Diego International SMF–SAN

Airlines flew 11,043 flights between Sacramento International SMF in Sacramento, CA and San Diego International SAN in San Diego, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 1,165,292 passengers in 1,481,942 seats, 79% of them filled, and 220,669 pounds of freight. 480 miles, about 72 minutes in the air, on 8 airlines: Southwest Airlines Co. (7,556), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (2,277), Horizon Air (782), Alaska Airlines Inc. (421) and 4 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

11,043
flights, twelve months
SMF-SAN: 5,513 · SAN-SMF: 5,530
1,165,292
passengers
79% of seats filled
480
miles
about 72 minutes airborne
8
airlines
8 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

02585157721,0301/254/257/2510/251/264/261,0307/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25767
2/25733
3/25845
4/25853
5/25885
6/25891
7/25926
8/25885
9/25823
10/25871
11/25930
12/25924
1/26813
2/26822
3/26992
4/26959
5/261,000
6/26994
7/261,030

Passengers by month

027,56255,12482,685110,2471/254/257/2510/251/264/26110,2477/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2582,544
2/2578,117
3/2589,568
4/2589,861
5/2592,708
6/2595,873
7/25101,038
8/25100,897
9/2590,122
10/2599,375
11/2594,315
12/2596,799
1/2679,075
2/2682,977
3/26103,422
4/2698,977
5/26101,961
6/26107,125
7/26110,247

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN7,556936,81380%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO2,277139,37281%scheduled passenger service
Horizon Air QX78248,35281%scheduled passenger service
Alaska Airlines Inc. AS42140,50555%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL316247%charter passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY24111%charter passenger service
Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. GCA100%charter passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA14728%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 74,174140482,643
Embraer ERJ-1753,05976187,724
Boeing B737 Max 8002,106175283,716
Boeing 737-8001,382174180,264
Boeing 737-900ER16617816,082
Boeing B737 Max 90015217814,701
Boeing 757-2003114162
Airbus Industrie A320-100/20011500

SMF → SAN this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

5,513 flights of 5,561 scheduled, 581,270 passengers in 738,615 seats, 99,406 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 3,776; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,135; Horizon Air 391; Alaska Airlines Inc. 210; Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. 1.

SAN → SMF this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

5,530 flights of 5,574 scheduled, 584,022 passengers in 743,327 seats, 121,263 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 3,780; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,142; Horizon Air 391; Alaska Airlines Inc. 211; Delta Air Lines Inc. 3; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 2; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Sacramento International SMF and San Diego International SAN; all routes.