Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Sacramento
2,395 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–SMF arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 136 flights · limited
- Mornings67% on time · p90 40 min · 100 flights · limited
- Evenings48% on time · p90 75 min · 166 flights · limited
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