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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Sacramento

DFW–SMF · 1,431 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1,671
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 1,671 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–SMF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–SMF flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 61%.

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
  • Mon68%(231 flights)
  • Tue70%(221 flights)
  • Wed70%(223 flights)
  • Thu71%(246 flights)
  • Fri69%(242 flights)
  • Sat66%(220 flights)
  • Sun61%(246 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(349 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(317 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(65 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(309 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(254 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(335 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 54% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%159
July 202556%160
August 202558%152
September 202574%120
October 202571%141
November 202571%125
December 202575%136
January 202673%116
February 202672%112
March 202677%134
April 202669%135
May 202672%139

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Based on 1,671 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.