Route Reliability
Phoenix → Sacramento
PHX–SMF · 647 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.4%
- Cancelled
- 3,717
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines83%1,548 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines80%2,169 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
PHX–SMF flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
PHX–SMF flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.
Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
On this route they all land within 80% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
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%(553 flights)
- Tue84%(517 flights)
- Wed85%(523 flights)
- Thu78%(557 flights)
- Fri82%(545 flights)
- Sat82%(428 flights)
- Sun77%(574 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 AM100%(54 flights)
- 6–9 AM96%(690 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(723 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(642 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(710 flights)
- 6–9 PM70%(564 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM62%(313 flights)
Jun 77% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 314 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 315 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 264 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 237 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 280 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 322 |
| December 2025 | 84% | 349 |
| January 2026 | 85% | 294 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 291 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 353 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 337 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 341 |
Keep nerding
Based on 3,717 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.