Nonstop flights from Sacramento to Chicago

3 airlines fly from Sacramento (SMF) to 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW), with up to 7 flights a day.

SMFORD

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Sacramento time

5:25a11:50pFirst departure 5:25 AM, last 11:50 PM

Six in the morning, 5:25 AM to 11:20 AM, then two in the afternoon, 2:25 PM to 3:08 PM, then one evening flight at 11:50 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:25 AM→11:20 AMSMF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
6:20 AM→12:15 PMSMF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
7:00 AM→1:13 PMSMF to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
7:25 AM→1:20 PMSMF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
9:41 AM→3:55 PMSMF to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
11:20 AM→5:15 PMSMF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
2:25 PM→8:37 PMSMF to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
3:08 PM→9:35 PMSMF to ORDAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
11:50 PM→5:45 AM⁺¹SMF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Sacramento to Chicago

United Airlines flies most often, 3 times a day on the Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 9. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700. American Airlines flies daily on the Boeing 737.

Flights run every day of the week, 7 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 6 on the other days. The first arrival in Chicago is at 11:20 AM and the last at 5:45 AM the next day.

SMF to ORD is the busiest airport pair, with 28 flights a week, then SMF to MDW with 17.

Flying back, Chicago to Sacramento has 45 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.