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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Sacramento

LAX–SMF · 373 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
5,600
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines89%856 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines88%2,041 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines85%180 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines83%920 flights
  5. 5.Southwest Airlines81%1,603 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–SMF flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 75% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–SMF flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 82%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 81%.

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
  • Mon82%(847 flights)
  • Tue89%(754 flights)
  • Wed90%(751 flights)
  • Thu85%(844 flights)
  • Fri84%(837 flights)
  • Sat87%(690 flights)
  • Sun82%(848 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(30 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(1043 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(953 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(885 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(1099 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(1043 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(518 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%486
July 202585%509
August 202586%469
September 202591%460
October 202587%516
November 202586%443
December 202586%428
January 202685%411
February 202684%403
March 202681%451
April 202685%470
May 202683%525

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Based on 5,600 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.