Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,431 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–DFW arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,671 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.4%Flights1,671
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 40 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 → DFW
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,189 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 737 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,114 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,049 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 703 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 693 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 768 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 752 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 747 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 726 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 783 flights
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