Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Sacramento
1,442 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–SMF arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 666 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights666
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 DAL → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 517 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 345 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 119 flights · limited
- Evenings65% on time · p90 50 min · 282 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 55 min · 420 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 249 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 222 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 223 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 240 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 35 min · 242 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 244 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 263 flights
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