Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Houston
1,624 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–HOU arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
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-time75%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security1%
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 → HOU
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 78% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 394 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 115 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 399 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 131 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 131 flights · limited
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 130 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 131 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 129 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 126 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 25 min · 130 flights · limited
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