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Route Reliability

Boise → Sacramento

BOISMF · 437 miles · Boise Airport to Sacramento International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
1,216
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines94%365 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines85%851 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BOI–SMF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 55% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

BOI–SMF flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 84%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 94% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 85%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,216 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(184 flights)
  • Tue92%(168 flights)
  • Wed89%(165 flights)
  • Thu85%(179 flights)
  • Fri84%(182 flights)
  • Sat93%(140 flights)
  • Sun84%(191 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(719 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(112 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(118 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(174 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(60 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 86% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%109
July 202583%114
August 202589%105
September 202593%103
October 202589%89
November 202587%103
December 202584%108
January 202690%96
February 202693%98
March 202692%94
April 202686%93
May 202683%97

Based on 1,216 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.