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Scan through all non-stop flights from Chicago to Sacramento. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from MDW to SMF, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Chicago MDW to Sacramento SMF, which is Southwest Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from MDW to SMF are operated 14 times a week, with an average of 2 flights per day. Departure times vary between 09:45 - 21:55. The earliest flight departs at 09:45, the last flight departs at 21:55. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Chicago to Sacramento takes 4 hours and 20 minutes. The flight distance between Chicago and Sacramento is 1,784 miles (or 2,871 km).
There is 1 airport in Sacramento: Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
There are 14 flights per week flying from Chicago to Sacramento (as of April 2026).
4 hours and 20 minutes is the average flight time from Chicago to Sacramento.
The distance from Chicago to Sacramento is 1,784 miles (2,871 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Sacramento.
There are no alliances flying direct from Chicago to Sacramento at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Chicago to Sacramento:
The earliest flight departs at 09:45 from Chicago and arrives at 12:20 at Sacramento.
The latest flight departs at 21:55 from Chicago and arrives at 00:25 at Sacramento.
1,784 miles (2,871 km) · 4h 20m
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Southwest Airlines
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10:05
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WN 4007
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10:05
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WN 3388
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10:10
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10:15
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10:55
13:25
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WN 4007
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18:30
20:55
Southwest Airlines
WN 3417
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20:55
23:20
Southwest Airlines
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21:30
00:05
Southwest Airlines
WN 1030
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21:35
00:10
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WN 1030
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21:40
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WN 1030
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