Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Houston
Flights on SMF–HOU arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security1%
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 1 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 → HOU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 459 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 117 flights · limited
- Middays76% on time · p90 25 min · 474 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 148 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 151 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 151 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 151 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 151 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 25 min · 150 flights · limited
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