Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Sacramento
2,395 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–SMF arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 48% to 71% on time.
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 75 min · 103 flights · limited
- Mornings68% on time · p90 40 min · 99 flights · limited
- Evenings48% on time · p90 85 min · 82 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 55% to 65% on time.
- Tuesdays65% on time · p90 60 min · 55 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 35 min · 55 flights · limited
- Sundays55% on time · p90 85 min · 55 flights · limited
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