Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Baltimore
2,395 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–BWI arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 SMF → BWI
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 59% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 60 flights · limited
- Overnights85% on time · p90 20 min · 183 flights · limited
- Middays59% on time · p90 50 min · 99 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 55 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 55 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 40 min · 55 flights · limited
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