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Route Reliability

Tucson → Sacramento

TUSSMF · 751 miles · Tucson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
63
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 87% of the time across 63 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

TUS–SMF flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 83% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 93% on time on Saturdays against 89% on Sundays.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(3 flights)
  • Tue(3 flights)
  • Wed(1 flights)
  • Thu(0 flights)
  • Fri(3 flights)
  • Sat93%(27 flights)
  • Sun89%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(24 flights)

Based on 63 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.