AirportsSacramento International Airport is a large airport serving Sacramento, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMF
- ICAO code
- KSMF
- City
- Sacramento
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,623 m (8,605 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMF means Sacramento International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSMF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.6954° N, 121.5910° W. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sacramento International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,623 metres (8,605 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 199.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 2,623 m 8,605 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 2,621 m 8,598 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan FieldConcord | CCR | 88 km |
| Stockton Metropolitan AirportStockton | SCK | 94 km |
| Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County AirportSanta Rosa | STS | 108 km |
| Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland | OAK | 122 km |
| San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco | SFO | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,289 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,415 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,898 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,478 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,047 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 600 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,576 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,277 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,068 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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