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AA 1544 · American Airlines

Sacramento → Dallas–Fort Worth (SMF–DFW)

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 94% on time on Tuesdays against 88% on Saturdays.

Better than the SMF–DFW route average.

AA 1544 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 80% across the SMF–DFW route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 1544 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(50 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed92%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(50 flights)
  • Fri89%(52 flights)
  • Sat88%(49 flights)
  • Sun90%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(42 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(312 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 83% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202587%30
August 202583%29
September 2025100%29
October 202590%31
November 202590%29
December 202594%31
January 202690%29
February 202693%27
March 2026100%29
April 202690%30
May 202690%30
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.