Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Sacramento
Flights on STL–SMF arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 8 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly STL → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 55% to 76% on time.
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 276 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 443 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 65 min · 144 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 138 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 150 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 148 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 140 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 45 min · 150 flights · limited
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 142 flights · limited
- Sundays64% on time · p90 50 min · 160 flights · limited
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