Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Kansas City
1,442 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–MCI arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 151 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 → MCI
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 75% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 99 flights · limited
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 198 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 60 min · 61 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 90% on time.
- Sundays90% on time · p90 10 min · 63 flights · limited
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 53 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 40 min · 57 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 54 flights · limited
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