Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento
1,431 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,671 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 minCancel2.3%Flights1,671
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather97%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 39 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 DFW → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,085 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,098 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 105 min · 222 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 80 min · 1,651 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 90 min · 1,118 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 694 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 703 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 75 min · 753 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 779 flights
- Saturdays65% on time · p90 70 min · 719 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 65 min · 736 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 85 min · 790 flights
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