What is the TSA wait at SMF right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Sacramento International Airport (SMF). We will not estimate one.
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Sacramento International Airport TSA wait times
SMF · KSMF · Sacramento, California
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Sacramento International Airport (SMF). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Sacramento International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 56 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (85%). The lowest was June 2026 (74%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 264,950 | 46% |
| the airline | 183,142 | 32% |
| the national airspace system | 109,395 | 19% |
| weather | 17,821 | 3% |
| security | 724 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Buchanan Field CCR · Concord55 mi
- Stockton Metropolitan Airport SCK · Stockton59 mi
- Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS · Santa Rosa67 mi
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK · Oakland76 mi
- San Francisco International Airport SFO · San Francisco86 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17L/35R, 8,605 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 26.9 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 6,679,426
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MINOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/04/16
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for SMF?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
How often do flights leave SMF on time?
Flights out of Sacramento International Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 56 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SMF?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near SMF?
The nearest airports in this list are Buchanan Field (CCR), 55 straight-line miles; Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), 59 straight-line miles; Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS), 67 straight-line miles; Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 76 straight-line miles; San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 86 straight-line miles.