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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Sacramento

PHXSMF · 647 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.American Airlines83%1,548 flights
  2. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(553 flights)
  • Tue84%(517 flights)
  • Wed85%(523 flights)
  • Thu78%(557 flights)
  • Fri82%(545 flights)
  • Sat82%(428 flights)
  • Sun77%(574 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 77% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%314
July 202577%315
August 202583%264
September 202587%237
October 202578%280
November 202580%322
December 202584%349
January 202685%294
February 202684%291
March 202680%353
April 202683%337
May 202681%341

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.