Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Sacramento
2,244 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SMF arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 421 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.9%Flights421
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 CLT → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 67% on time.
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 958 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 63% to 73% on time.
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 169 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 171 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 85 min · 173 flights · limited
- Tuesdays67% on time · p90 85 min · 168 flights · limited
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 177 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 65 min · 180 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 80 min · 180 flights · limited
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