Flight Reliability
AA 4908 · American Airlines
Los Angeles → Sacramento (LAX–SMF)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAX–RNO) are included in these numbers.
80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 336 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
AA 4908 arrived on time 84% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 70%.
A bit behind the LAX–SMF route.
AA 4908 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 85% across the LAX–SMF route.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(52 flights)
- Tue78%(40 flights)
- Wed82%(38 flights)
- Thu80%(50 flights)
- Fri70%(50 flights)
- Sat78%(51 flights)
- Sun84%(51 flights)
- 6–9 PM77%(130 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM80%(202 flights)
80%
May
Jun 77% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 91% | 22 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| November 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 71% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 22 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 332
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 336 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.