Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Atlanta
2,092 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–ATL arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,002 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.5%Flights1,002
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft23%
- 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 SMF → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 91% on time.
- Overnights91% on time · p90 10 min · 702 flights
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,096 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 401 flights
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 445 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 10 min · 448 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 390 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 441 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 25 min · 444 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 325 flights
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