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SMF → PHX

Sacramento International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
80.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
66 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
3,615
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 60%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 28%
  • Air traffic control & airport 11%
  • Extreme weather 1%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 86.8% 241
October 2025 74.2% 280
November 2025 75.7% 330
December 2025 82.6% 346
January 2026 86.1% 299
February 2026 84.4% 288
March 2026 81.9% 354
April 2026 85.3% 339
May 2026 82.1% 341
June 2026 74.9% 271
July 2026 74.7% 277
August 2026 79.7% 249

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

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Southwest Airlines 2,129 78.3% 0.5% 54 min
American Airlines 981 86.8% 0.6% 107 min
SkyWest Airlines 358 77.5% 0.6% 71 min
Envoy Air 147 83.6% 0.7% 66 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

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