Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,431 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,731 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.3%Flights1,731
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 → DFW
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,187 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 753 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,234 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 65 min · 931 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 724 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 698 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 707 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 756 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 768 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 783 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 752 flights
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