SMF · Sacramento, United States
Sacramento International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W
Sacramento International Airport
International airport serving Sacramento, California, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for SMF
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3892; ident KSMF; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
sacramento.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Sacramento International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
SMF / KSMF
OurAirports ident
KSMF
GPS / local code
KSMF / SMF
ISO region
US-CA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
sacramento.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432668
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
15 km
Approximate distance to central Sacramento.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,605 ft / 2,623 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1967 · The Sacramento County System
Owner / entity
City of Sacramento
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Sacramento International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Sacramento, United States. Sacramento's built-up core sits roughly 15 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Sacramento International Airport (SMF / KSMF) is at 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W, elevation 27 ft (8 m), serving Sacramento, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Sacramento is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Sacramento: 15 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SMF.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Sacramento International Airport (SMF / KSMF)
Sacramento International Airport · International airport serving Sacramento, California, United States
Source identifiers
KSMF · KSMF · SMF · US-CA
sacramento.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the primary airport serving the Sacramento Metropolitan Area, and it is run by the Sacramento County Airport System.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for SMF; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Sacramento International Airport is an international airport located in Sacramento, California, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) northwest of Downtown Sacramento and in the Sacramento County, United States and covers 6,000 acres (2,400 ha).
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Rio Linda
rio-linda · 12 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 15,106 · city coordinates 38.6910, -121.4486
2. West Sacramento
west-sacramento · 14 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 52,721 · city coordinates 38.5805, -121.5302
3. Sacramento
sacramento · 15 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 524,943 · city coordinates 38.5816, -121.4944
4. Woodland
woodland · 16 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 58,567 · city coordinates 38.6785, -121.7733
5. North Highlands
north-highlands · 19 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 42,694 · city coordinates 38.6857, -121.3722
6. Foothill Farms
foothill-farms · 21 km from SMF
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 33,121 · city coordinates 38.6788, -121.3511
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland
122 km from SMF · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 37.7201, -122.2212
2. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco
138 km from SMF · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 37.6198, -122.3748
3. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose
151 km from SMF · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 62 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 37.3625, -121.9292
4. RNO KRNO
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
181 km from SMF · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 4,415 ft (1,346 m) · airport coordinates 39.4991, -119.7680
5. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno
270 km from SMF · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 336 ft (102 m) · airport coordinates 36.7758, -119.7180
Route-time reference set
1. SMF-OAK
Oakland · 122 km · 59m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from SMF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SMF-SFO
San Francisco · 138 km · 1h 0m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from SMF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. SMF-SJC
San Jose · 151 km · 1h 1m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from SMF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. SMF-RNO
Reno · 181 km · 1h 4m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from SMF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. SMF-FAT
Fresno · 270 km · 1h 10m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from SMF; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,605 ft / 2,623 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SMF.
Runway identifiers
17L/35R · 17R/35L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland · 122 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 37.7201, -122.2212
2. SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco · 138 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 37.6198, -122.3748
3. SJC KSJC
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose · 151 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 62 ft (19 m) · 37.3625, -121.9292
4. RNO KRNO
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno · 181 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 4,415 ft (1,346 m) · 39.4991, -119.7680
5. FAT KFAT
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno · 270 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 336 ft (102 m) · 36.7758, -119.7180
6. BUR KBUR
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank · 577 km from SMF
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 778 ft (237 m) · 34.2028, -118.3581
Country and authority
SMF sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). SMF is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Sacramento, California, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the primary airport serving the Sacramento Metropolitan Area, and it is run by the Sacramento County Airport System. Location cue: Sacramento International Airport is an international airport located in Sacramento, California, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) northwest of Downtown Sacramento and in the Sacramento County, United States and covers 6,000 acres (2,400 ha).
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432668 · Sacramento International Airport. Owner / owning body: City of Sacramento. Administrative area: Sacramento. Named after: Sacramento
Field and clock profile
Sacramento International Airport is a near sea-level field at 27 ft (8 m), positioned at 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,605 ft / 2,623 m. The airport clock uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Rio Linda is the closest retained city-time anchor at 12 km. OAK Oakland is the closest retained airport alternative at 122 km.
Country airport peers
SMF is compared with OAK Oakland at 122 km, SFO San Francisco at 138 km, SJC San Jose at 151 km, RNO Reno at 181 km, FAT Fresno at 270 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
SMF-OAK Oakland: 122 km, about 59m, +0h. SMF-SFO San Francisco: 138 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. SMF-SJC San Jose: 151 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. SMF-RNO Reno: 181 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KSMF backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sacramento.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,605 ft / 2,623 m
Runway identifiers
17L/35R, 17R/35L
OurAirports classifies SMF as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Sacramento.
SMF (KSMF) is a near sea-level field at 27 ft (8 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SMF sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SMF's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,605 ft / 2,623 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
The Sacramento County System is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SMF.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sacramento.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for SMF
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
SMF uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Sacramento International Airport is about 15 km from central Sacramento; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
OAK Oakland is the closest retained alternate at 122 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
sacramento.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place SMF inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
SMF ranks #86 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
SMF shares America/Los_Angeles with BUR Burbank US · FAT Fresno US · GEG Spokane US · LAS Las Vegas US · LAX Los Angeles US · LGB Long Beach US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
SMF is 27 ft (8 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PMI 27 ft (8 m) (0 ft delta) · GIG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · GLA 26 ft (8 m) (1 ft delta) · HIR 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · HKG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
SMF's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are OAK 122 km +0h · SFO 138 km +0h · SJC 151 km +0h · RNO 181 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | OAK | 122 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| San Francisco | SFO | 138 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| San Jose | SJC | 151 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Reno | RNO | 181 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fresno | FAT | 270 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SMF to OAK
Oakland
Distance 122 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from SMF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SMF to SFO
San Francisco
Distance 138 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from SMF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SMF to SJC
San Jose
Distance 151 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from SMF. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Sacramento is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Sacramento International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SMF, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Rio Linda
rio-linda · 12 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Sacramento
west-sacramento · 14 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sacramento
sacramento · 15 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Woodland
woodland · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Highlands
north-highlands · 19 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Foothill Farms
foothill-farms · 21 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arden-Arcade
arden-arcade · 21 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Davis
davis · 21 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Antelope
antelope · 23 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carmichael
carmichael · 24 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rosemont
rosemont · 25 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Citrus Heights
citrus-heights · 27 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Sacramento International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Oakland (OAK), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose (SJC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,605 ft / 2,623 m; identifiers 17L/35R, 17R/35L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Sacramento County System.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1967.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SMF. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
San Francisco Bay Oakland International AirportOAK
Oakland · large airport
- Distance
- 122 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against OAK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
San Francisco International AirportSFO
San Francisco · large airport
- Distance
- 138 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against SFO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International AirportSJC
San Jose · large airport
- Distance
- 151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 62 ft (19 m)
Compare against SJC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Reno Tahoe International AirportRNO
Reno · large airport
- Distance
- 181 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,415 ft (1,346 m)
Compare against RNO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fresno Yosemite International AirportFAT
Fresno · large airport
- Distance
- 270 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 336 ft (102 m)
Compare against FAT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in?▾
Sacramento International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Sacramento International Airport?▾
Sacramento International Airport uses IATA code SMF and ICAO code KSMF.
Where is Sacramento International Airport located?▾
Sacramento International Airport is located in Sacramento, United States at coordinates 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W, with an elevation of 27 ft (8 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Sacramento International Airport from central Sacramento?▾
Sacramento International Airport sits roughly 15 km from the nearest mapped city center for Sacramento.
Which route reference is most useful from SMF?▾
Oakland (OAK) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone America/Los_Angeles, and a +0h difference from SMF.
Which authority regulates SMF?▾
Sacramento International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to SMF?▾
SMF's curated peers in United States on this site include OAK Oakland, SFO San Francisco, SJC San Jose, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Sacramento International Airport have?▾
Sacramento International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,605 ft / 2,623 m; identifiers include 17L/35R, 17R/35L.