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Route Reliability

Sacramento → Salt Lake City

SMFSLC · 532 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
2,156
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 Lines91%1,583 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines83%573 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SMF–SLC flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 91% on time on Saturdays against 85% on Fridays.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 83%.

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
  • Mon88%(325 flights)
  • Tue90%(301 flights)
  • Wed89%(297 flights)
  • Thu87%(323 flights)
  • Fri85%(328 flights)
  • Sat91%(245 flights)
  • Sun90%(322 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM98%(415 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(104 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(516 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(387 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(410 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(304 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 92% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%196
July 202588%204
August 202587%189
September 202588%180
October 202590%191
November 202591%179
December 202585%165
January 202688%154
February 202688%148
March 202692%165
April 202688%172
May 202686%198

Based on 2,156 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.