EM 8655 — Sacramento to Arcata/Eureka
EM 8655 Schedule
Empire Airlines Inc. operates SMF to ACV Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat. Scheduled block time is 1h 31m. Typically a Cessna 208 Caravan.
Cessna 208 Caravan (C208)
Scheduled equipment: Cessna 208 Caravan. Cessna-built. Registration, build year, and photo fill in the moment the aircraft broadcasts.
SMF to ACV
Empire Airlines Inc. is the only nonstop operator on this route. Compare schedules, codeshares, and on-time performance across every operator on the full route page.
EM 8655 Flight Path
Cruise altitude, ground speed, and vertical rate from ADS-B broadcasts. The altitude profile fills in while EM 8655 is airborne, capturing climbs, step-climbs, and descents in real time.
Flight path chart appears once EM 8655 is airborne and broadcasting.
Frequently Asked Questions
If a plane icon is moving on the map, yes. That's ADS-B, the aircraft's own GPS position broadcast, updated every few seconds. No icon means the flight isn't airborne at the moment: either before pushback, already landed, or a day it doesn't operate.
Scheduled equipment is the C208. The live tracker shows the actual tail and registration when EM 8655 is airborne. Carriers swap aircraft often enough that you'll sometimes see a different airframe than the scheduled type.
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat. 5 days a week. On days outside that pattern this page will show the schedule but no live aircraft.
Scheduled 1h 31m gate to gate from SMF to ACV. Actual air time varies with winds and ATC routing. Tailwinds can shave 15 to 20 minutes on long segments.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B. Typically within 30 meters horizontally, updated every 5 to 10 seconds. If the broadcast drops over oceans or mountainous terrain, the map holds the last-known position and the label changes to reflect the signal gap.
A projection from current position, groundspeed, and remaining distance. It doesn't account for descent procedures, holding, or ATC vectoring near the destination. Trust it within plus or minus 10 minutes once the flight is past the halfway mark.