Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Kona
2,435 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–KOA arrive on time 93% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate93%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 275 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time93%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights275
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SMF → KOA
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 90% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 486 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 20 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 88% to 93% on time.
- Wednesdays93% on time · p90 10 min · 128 flights · limited
- Mondays91% on time · p90 10 min · 127 flights · limited
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 127 flights · limited
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