Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Sacramento
647 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–SMF arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 3,604 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time87%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights38
- American AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights1,139
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights2,169
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights258
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 PHX → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 2,931 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,585 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 2,033 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 40 min · 1,426 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,997 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,549 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,518 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,321 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,639 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,649 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,658 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,639 flights
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