Historical on-time performance
Houston to Sacramento
1,624 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–SMF arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 163 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 373 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 65 min · 172 flights · limited
- Evenings61% on time · p90 40 min · 111 flights · limited
- Overnights55% on time · p90 60 min · 89 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 131 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 129 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 25 min · 131 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 35 min · 130 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 126 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 35 min · 130 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 131 flights · limited
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