Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Tucson
752 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–TUS arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 31 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Late aircraft79%
- 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 → TUS
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 86% to 93% on time.
- Middays93% on time · p90 5 min · 55 flights · limited
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 15 min · 114 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 90% to 94% on time.
- Saturdays94% on time · p90 on time · 54 flights · limited
- Sundays90% on time · p90 5 min · 52 flights · limited
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