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Route Reliability

Sacramento → Los Angeles

SMF–LAX · 373 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
5,602
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines93%2,041 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines90%856 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines86%920 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines79%1,605 flights
  5. 5.Frontier Airlines79%180 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SMF–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SMF–LAX flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 82%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 93% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 79%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(838 flights)
  • Tue91%(753 flights)
  • Wed92%(758 flights)
  • Thu86%(846 flights)
  • Fri85%(843 flights)
  • Sat88%(690 flights)
  • Sun82%(848 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(69 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(1461 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(1236 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(796 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(810 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(1134 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(70 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 88% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%486
July 202587%510
August 202588%469
September 202589%459
October 202588%517
November 202587%446
December 202586%429
January 202685%416
February 202685%402
March 202684%449
April 202689%468
May 202685%525

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Based on 5,602 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.