Route Reliability
Portland → Sacramento
PDX–SMF · 479 miles · Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,526
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Alaska Airlines89%1,324 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines80%1,202 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
PDX–SMF flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Skip Thursday if you can.
PDX–SMF flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 79%.
Alaska Airlines runs this route best.
Alaska Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.
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
- Mon81%(391 flights)
- Tue92%(355 flights)
- Wed88%(347 flights)
- Thu79%(386 flights)
- Fri80%(390 flights)
- Sat89%(265 flights)
- Sun86%(379 flights)
- 3–6 AM96%(94 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(574 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(453 flights)
- 12–3 PM87%(489 flights)
- 3–6 PM81%(444 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(280 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(179 flights)
Jun 79% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 237 |
| July 2025 | 80% | 244 |
| August 2025 | 85% | 231 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 219 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 216 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 191 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 215 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 194 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 175 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 191 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 193 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 207 |
Keep nerding
Based on 2,526 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.