Historical on-time performance
Denver to Sacramento
909 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–SMF arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
Median delayon timetypical arrival
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worsetail risk
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,762 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights1,835
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.3%Flights1,927
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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