Route Reliability
Sacramento → Atlanta
SMF–ATL · 2,092 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- 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
- Mon91%(145 flights)
- Tue91%(149 flights)
- Wed98%(148 flights)
- Thu95%(148 flights)
- Fri90%(146 flights)
- Sat90%(104 flights)
- Sun90%(146 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(360 flights)
- 12–3 PM90%(351 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM95%(275 flights)
Jun 85% → May 93% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 85% | 82 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 87 |
| August 2025 | 91% | 80 |
| September 2025 | 99% | 76 |
| October 2025 | 91% | 85 |
| November 2025 | 93% | 75 |
| December 2025 | 88% | 84 |
| January 2026 | 99% | 84 |
| February 2026 | 95% | 78 |
| March 2026 | 89% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 98% | 85 |
| May 2026 | 93% | 87 |
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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.