Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Dallas
1,442 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–DAL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 661 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights661
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 SMF → DAL
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 942 flights
- Middays66% on time · p90 40 min · 317 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 60 min · 465 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 262 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 233 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 235 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 260 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 259 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 271 flights
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