Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Sacramento
2,244 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SMF arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 390 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.3%Flights390
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 52 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 45 min · 68 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 950 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 90 min · 107 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 71% on time.
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 170 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 170 flights · limited
- Tuesdays66% on time · p90 80 min · 169 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 80 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 50 min · 176 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 65 min · 179 flights · limited
- Sundays61% on time · p90 75 min · 180 flights · limited
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