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Flight Reliability

AA 1867 · American Airlines

Sacramento → Phoenix (SMFPHX)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHX–SMF, CMH–DFW) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 383 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 98% of the time, against 93% between 6–9 AM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

AA 1867 arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays. On Saturdays: 89%.

Better than the SMF–PHX route average.

AA 1867 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 82% across the SMF–PHX route.

Well ahead of the American Airlines network.

AA 1867 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(54 flights)
  • Tue91%(54 flights)
  • Wed95%(57 flights)
  • Thu100%(53 flights)
  • Fri95%(55 flights)
  • Sat89%(53 flights)
  • Sun96%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(6 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(332 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM98%(41 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 93% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202593%30
August 202597%30
September 202587%30
October 202590%31
November 202597%29
December 202594%18
January 202680%25
February 2026100%28
March 202694%31
April 2026100%54
May 202693%44
Departures on time
94%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
380
Months covered
12

Based on 383 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.