Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento
1,431 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SMF arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,730 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.2%Flights1,730
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,085 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,098 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 95 min · 335 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 85 min · 1,656 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 95 min · 1,015 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 699 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 707 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 65 min · 717 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 778 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 80 min · 753 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 65 min · 745 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 90 min · 790 flights
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