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Route Reliability

Burbank → Sacramento

BUR–SMF · 358 miles · Hollywood Burbank Airport to Sacramento International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,681
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 2,681 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BUR–SMF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 82% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BUR–SMF flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 84%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(427 flights)
  • Tue90%(367 flights)
  • Wed92%(367 flights)
  • Thu85%(432 flights)
  • Fri87%(424 flights)
  • Sat93%(240 flights)
  • Sun84%(375 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(513 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(483 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(502 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(551 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(583 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 88% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%235
July 202589%233
August 202588%227
September 202589%227
October 202578%236
November 202583%231
December 202585%219
January 202696%186
February 202691%177
March 202692%217
April 202687%220
May 202686%224

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Based on 2,681 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.