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Airport month · April 2026
Sacramento International in April 2026
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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,672 domestic departures from Sacramento International (SMF). 81.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.3% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so SMF departures were 2.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 4,938 departures with 84.2% leaving on time: a change of −2.3 points, with flights down 5%.
Flights arriving at SMF that month were on time 80.4% of the time (4,673 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 83.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.1%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | SMF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.9% | 84.2% | 80.0% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 83.3% | 84.5% | 81.4% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.3 min | 9.5 min | 12.1 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 156 | 165 | 154 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,672 | 4,938 | 56,306 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,646 | 57% | 81.0% | 2.6 min | 0.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 687 | 15% | 85.4% | -1.3 min | 0.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 379 | 8% | 91.0% | -8.1 min | 0.3% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 326 | 7% | 85.3% | -3.1 min | 0.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 308 | 7% | 80.8% | 0.5 min | 1.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 259 | 6% | 92.3% | -7.2 min | 0.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 51 | 1% | 72.5% | 13.2 min | 3.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 16 | 0% | 87.5% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF–LAX | Sacramento to Los Angeles | 471 | 87.5% | -2.9 min | 0.6% |
| SMF–SAN | Sacramento to San Diego | 452 | 76.1% | 6.4 min | 0.7% |
| SMF–SEA | Sacramento to Seattle | 369 | 85.6% | -3.5 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–PHX | Sacramento to Phoenix | 339 | 85.3% | -1.2 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–LAS | Sacramento to Las Vegas | 312 | 79.8% | 8.0 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–DEN | Sacramento to Denver | 290 | 86.9% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–BUR | Sacramento to Burbank | 223 | 88.3% | -2.8 min | 1.3% |
| SMF–SNA | Sacramento to Santa Ana | 189 | 80.4% | 1.3 min | 0.5% |
| SMF–ONT | Sacramento to Ontario | 184 | 83.7% | -0.2 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–SLC | Sacramento to Salt Lake City | 173 | 87.3% | -2.6 min | 0.6% |
| SMF–PDX | Sacramento to Portland | 158 | 88.6% | -1.4 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–ORD | Sacramento to Chicago | 149 | 77.9% | 9.8 min | 2.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SMF on time in April 2026?
81.9% of 4,672 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 84.2% of 4,938 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 81.9% and 0.4% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; 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.