Route
MSP → SMF
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field Sacramento International Airport
1,517 miles
Return route SMF → MSP →
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 82.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 65 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 593
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 55%
- Late-arriving aircraft 22%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 92.7% | 55 |
| October 2025 | 91.4% | 58 |
| November 2025 | 91.2% | 57 |
| December 2025 | 60.3% | 60 |
| January 2026 | 54.3% | 35 |
| February 2026 | 85.7% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 70.0% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 83.3% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 91.1% | 56 |
| June 2026 | 86.7% | 60 |
| July 2026 | 85.2% | 61 |
| August 2026 | 87.1% | 62 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 593 | 82.9% | 0.5% | 65 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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