# Sacramento International Airport (SMF / KSMF) **Sacramento International Airport** (IATA: SMF, ICAO: KSMF) is a large airport in Sacramento, California, United States. It opened in 1967. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,605 ft (2,623 m). In 2025 it handled 13.7 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SMF / KSMF - FAA: SMF - Type: Large airport - Owner: City of Sacramento - Serves: Sacramento, California, United States - Opened: 1967 - Elevation: 27 ft / 8 m - Coordinates: 38.6954, -121.5910 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,605 ft / 2,623 m - Instrument procedures: 14 approaches, 4 departures, 4 arrivals - Passengers: 13,668,547 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://sacramento.aero/smf - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_International_Airport (30 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432668 - Weather station: KSMF - Ident: KSMF ## Timeline - 1967: Sacramento International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17L/35R | 8,605 ft / 2,623 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes | | 17R/35L | 8,598 ft / 2,621 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05490AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 8,972,756 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 9,604,512 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 10,116,246 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 10,908,974 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 11,992,379 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 13,112,957 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 5,606,756 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 9,660,427 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 12,276,743 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 12,910,331 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 13,441,681 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 13,668,547 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 18 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (17) - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 373 mi / 600 km · Frontier Airlines - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 397 mi / 639 km · Frontier Airlines - [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 531 mi / 854 km · Delta Air Lines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 646 mi / 1,040 km · American Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 907 mi / 1,460 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,428 mi / 2,298 km · American Airlines - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,514 mi / 2,436 km · Delta Air Lines - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,607 mi / 2,586 km · United Airlines - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,662 mi / 2,674 km · Volaris - [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 1,709 mi / 2,751 km · Volaris - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,777 mi / 2,860 km · United Airlines, American Airlines - [MLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmm.md) General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · Mexico · 1,789 mi / 2,879 km · Volaris - [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 2,008 mi / 3,232 km · Delta Air Lines - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,088 mi / 3,360 km · Delta Air Lines - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,239 mi / 3,603 km · American Airlines - [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,352 mi / 3,785 km · United Airlines - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,494 mi / 4,014 km · United Airlines ### Seasonal (2) - [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,662 mi / 2,674 km · Aeroméxico - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,515 mi / 4,047 km · JetBlue Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SMF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (7) - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 4 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 4 - F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 3 - Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 3 - AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1 · seasonal - B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 13.7M (2025) | #159 of 3,974 | #44 in North America | #37 in US | | Longest runway | 8,605 ft / 2,623 m | =2,017 of 29,858 | =445 in North America | #330 in US | | Elevation | 27 ft / 8 m | =40,737 of 43,403 | =18,405 in North America | =15,096 in US | | Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | NORCAL APP/DEP | 125.250 | | A/D | NORCAL APP/DEP | 25.910 | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.750 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.100 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | CAPITOL TWR | 125.700 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [MCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcc.md) McClellan Airfield · 10 mi / 17 km - [SAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksac.md) Sacramento Executive Airport · 14 mi / 22 km - [MHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmhr.md) Sacramento Mather Airport · 19 mi / 30 km - [MYV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyv.md) Yuba County Airport · 28 mi / 45 km - [BAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbab.md) Beale Air Force Base · 32 mi / 51 km - [SUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksuu.md) Travis Air Force Base · 35 mi / 56 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Sacramento International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sacramento_International_Airport&oldid=1376135935), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf/data