Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Miami
2,552 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–MIA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
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 → MIA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Early mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Early mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 57 flights · limited
- Overnights74% on time · p90 45 min · 418 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Fridays81% on time · p90 20 min · 69 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 66 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 70 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 69 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 66 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 69 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 66 flights · limited
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