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Airport Reliability

SMF · Sacramento

Sacramento International Airport

82%
Departures within 15 minutes
9 min
Average departure delay
81%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
0.7%
Departures cancelled

Based on 58,531 departures and 58,528 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from SMF departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 87% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Fridays.

When SMF gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM75%(91 flights)
  • 3–6 AM96%(2889 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(13702 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(10628 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(10742 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(7576 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(9035 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(3308 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(8823 flights)
  • Tue86%(7987 flights)
  • Wed87%(7970 flights)
  • Thu81%(8759 flights)
  • Fri80%(8803 flights)
  • Sat85%(6828 flights)
  • Sun81%(8801 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 80% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%5366
July 202580%5497
August 202584%5118
September 202585%4862
October 202582%5018
November 202583%4731
December 202580%4712
January 202686%4181
February 202686%4025
March 202685%4689
April 202685%4738
May 202683%5034

Airlines departing SMF

Busiest routes from SMF

Based on 58,531 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.