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Route Reliability

Baltimore → Sacramento

BWI–SMF · 2,395 miles · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Sacramento International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
364
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 65% of the time across 364 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BWI–SMF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

BWI–SMF flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 60%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(52 flights)
  • Tue65%(52 flights)
  • Wed69%(51 flights)
  • Thu63%(51 flights)
  • Fri61%(51 flights)
  • Sat71%(52 flights)
  • Sun65%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(126 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(128 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 70% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202553%30
August 202581%31
September 202587%30
October 202571%31
November 202566%29
December 202548%31
January 202663%30
February 202661%28
March 202657%30
April 202653%30
May 202668%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 364 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.