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Route Reliability

Sacramento → Atlanta

SMFATL · 2,092 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
1,009
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 92% of the time across 1,009 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.

Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, against 90% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SMF–ATL flights arrived on time 98% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 90%.

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
  • Mon91%(145 flights)
  • Tue91%(149 flights)
  • Wed98%(148 flights)
  • Thu95%(148 flights)
  • Fri90%(146 flights)
  • Sat90%(104 flights)
  • Sun90%(146 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(360 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(351 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM95%(275 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 85% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%82
July 202587%87
August 202591%80
September 202599%76
October 202591%85
November 202593%75
December 202588%84
January 202699%84
February 202695%78
March 202689%83
April 202698%85
May 202693%87

Based on 1,009 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.