Route Reliability
Sacramento → Phoenix
SMF–PHX · 647 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 3,712
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines85%1,545 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines80%2,167 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
SMF–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 67% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Saturday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 85% on time on Saturdays against 81% on Thursdays.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.
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%(541 flights)
- Tue83%(522 flights)
- Wed85%(521 flights)
- Thu81%(557 flights)
- Fri81%(540 flights)
- Sat85%(432 flights)
- Sun82%(575 flights)
- 3–6 AM96%(329 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(733 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(535 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(673 flights)
- 3–6 PM72%(682 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(629 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM67%(107 flights)
Jun 78% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 78% | 315 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 313 |
| August 2025 | 86% | 262 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 234 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 279 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 325 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 344 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 296 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 288 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 353 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 339 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 340 |
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Based on 3,712 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.