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Airport month · November 2024
Sacramento International in November 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In November 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 4,658 domestic departures from Sacramento International (SMF). 85.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 86.5% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.2% of flights departed on time and 84.8% arrived on time, so SMF departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, the airport had 4,394 departures with 86.2% leaving on time: a change of −1.1 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at SMF that month were on time 84.4% of the time (4,658 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 38% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 86.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.0%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | SMF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.1% | 86.2% | 80.0% | 85.2% |
| Arrived on time | 86.5% | 87.8% | 81.4% | 84.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.3 min | 8.5 min | 12.1 min | 10.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 155 | 147 | 154 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,658 | 4,394 | 56,306 | 575,404 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,501 | 54% | 87.0% | -1.8 min | 0.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 803 | 17% | 84.3% | 1.9 min | 0.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 356 | 8% | 89.9% | -8.3 min | 0.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 295 | 6% | 83.1% | 0.5 min | 1.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 276 | 6% | 90.6% | -8.8 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 156 | 3% | 89.7% | -1.9 min | 0.6% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 109 | 2% | 70.6% | 14.2 min | 0.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 90 | 2% | 86.7% | 15.5 min | 1.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 72 | 2% | 88.9% | -6.8 min | 1.4% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF–SAN | Sacramento to San Diego | 464 | 76.5% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–LAS | Sacramento to Las Vegas | 461 | 88.5% | -2.2 min | 0.2% |
| SMF–LAX | Sacramento to Los Angeles | 451 | 87.8% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–DEN | Sacramento to Denver | 342 | 90.1% | -6.7 min | 0.9% |
| SMF–PHX | Sacramento to Phoenix | 307 | 89.9% | 0.5 min | 0.3% |
| SMF–SEA | Sacramento to Seattle | 305 | 91.1% | -8.0 min | 0.3% |
| SMF–BUR | Sacramento to Burbank | 234 | 85.9% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–SNA | Sacramento to Santa Ana | 187 | 89.3% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–ONT | Sacramento to Ontario | 173 | 89.6% | -4.6 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–LGB | Sacramento to Long Beach | 172 | 91.3% | -5.3 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–SLC | Sacramento to Salt Lake City | 169 | 92.3% | -8.8 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–PDX | Sacramento to Portland | 144 | 84.7% | 2.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SMF on time in November 2024?
85.1% of 4,658 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 86.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.2% and 84.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023, 86.2% of 4,394 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 85.1% and 0.3% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SMF · methodology · corrections.