ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
SMF
Sacramento, CA (SMF) departure reliability
Of 56,729 scheduled reportable flights departing SMF, 81.4% arrived on time, 10.4% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 0.7% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALLower disruption
81.4%arrived on time
10.4%30+ min late
0.7%cancelled
56,729scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from SMF had the largest sample?
SMF to LAX was SMF's largest published route sample, with 5,637 scheduled flights and a 85.6% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
SMF→LAXSacramento, CA (SMF) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX)5,637 flights analyzedLower disruption85.6%on timeSMF→SANSacramento, CA (SMF) to San Diego, CA (SAN)5,182 flights analyzedGenerally reliable72.4%on timeSMF→SEASacramento, CA (SMF) to Seattle, WA (SEA)4,416 flights analyzedLower disruption82.3%on timeSMF→LASSacramento, CA (SMF) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)4,238 flights analyzedGenerally reliable79.6%on timeSMF→DENSacramento, CA (SMF) to Denver, CO (DEN)3,834 flights analyzedLower disruption81.7%on timeSMF→PHXSacramento, CA (SMF) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)3,668 flights analyzedLower disruption81.0%on timeSMF→BURSacramento, CA (SMF) to Burbank, CA (BUR)2,644 flights analyzedGenerally reliable83.4%on timeSMF→SNASacramento, CA (SMF) to Santa Ana, CA (SNA)2,304 flights analyzedLower disruption83.8%on timeSMF→SLCSacramento, CA (SMF) to Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)2,158 flights analyzedLower disruption87.0%on timeSMF→ONTSacramento, CA (SMF) to Ontario, CA (ONT)2,111 flights analyzedLower disruption84.4%on timeSMF→PDXSacramento, CA (SMF) to Portland, OR (PDX)1,977 flights analyzedLower disruption81.8%on timeSMF→LGBSacramento, CA (SMF) to Long Beach, CA (LGB)1,893 flights analyzedLower disruption85.4%on timeSMF→DFWSacramento, CA (SMF) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)1,646 flights analyzedVariable77.6%on timeSMF→SFOSacramento, CA (SMF) to San Francisco, CA (SFO)1,378 flights analyzedVariable63.5%on timeSMF→ORDSacramento, CA (SMF) to Chicago, IL (ORD)1,324 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.3%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing SMF?
Among qualifying SMF airline departure results, Delta Air Lines had the highest on-time rate: 90.2% of 3,437 flights. JetBlue Airways was lowest at 67.2% across 229 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 32,072 | 79.7% | 11.3% | 0.4% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 9,236 | 82.9% | 10.1% | 0.8% |
| United Airlines | 4,363 | 85.5% | 8.2% | 0.7% |
| American Airlines | 3,571 | 80.6% | 10.9% | 1.7% |
| Delta Air Lines | 3,437 | 90.2% | 5.6% | 0.9% |
| Alaska Airlines | 2,378 | 81.9% | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| Frontier Airlines | 588 | 75.9% | 13.9% | 1.5% |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 553 | 81.2% | 9.2% | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways | 229 | 67.2% | 24.5% | 1.3% |
| Spirit Airlines | 190 | 84.2% | 8.9% | 2.1% |
| Envoy Air | 112 | 79.5% | 9.8% | 0.9% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.