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Airport month · July 2026
Sacramento International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 5,071 domestic departures from Sacramento International (SMF). 75.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.8% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so SMF departures were 7.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 5,494 departures with 77.1% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights down 8%.
Flights arriving at SMF that month were on time 75.6% of the time (5,071 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 77.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.0%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | SMF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.8% | 77.1% | 80.0% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 77.8% | 78.1% | 81.4% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.5 min | 14.9 min | 12.1 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 169 | 183 | 154 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 5,071 | 5,494 | 56,306 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,906 | 57% | 76.3% | 5.9 min | 0.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 643 | 13% | 78.8% | 7.1 min | 0.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 422 | 8% | 79.6% | 8.1 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 358 | 7% | 82.4% | 6.8 min | 1.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 306 | 6% | 87.3% | -0.2 min | 1.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 294 | 6% | 74.1% | 23.4 min | 1.7% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 80 | 2% | 75.0% | 9.1 min | 1.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 31 | 1% | 41.9% | 36.3 min | 19.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 31 | 1% | 93.5% | -8.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF–LAX | Sacramento to Los Angeles | 518 | 81.1% | 5.0 min | 0.4% |
| SMF–SAN | Sacramento to San Diego | 463 | 57.5% | 16.4 min | 0.9% |
| SMF–SEA | Sacramento to Seattle | 429 | 80.4% | 4.5 min | 0.2% |
| SMF–DEN | Sacramento to Denver | 395 | 78.0% | 8.3 min | 0.3% |
| SMF–LAS | Sacramento to Las Vegas | 328 | 74.4% | 8.0 min | 0.9% |
| SMF–PHX | Sacramento to Phoenix | 277 | 73.6% | 11.2 min | 0.7% |
| SMF–SNA | Sacramento to Santa Ana | 215 | 85.6% | -0.7 min | 0.9% |
| SMF–SLC | Sacramento to Salt Lake City | 206 | 83.5% | 5.3 min | 1.9% |
| SMF–BUR | Sacramento to Burbank | 200 | 88.0% | -5.1 min | 2.0% |
| SMF–PDX | Sacramento to Portland | 192 | 83.9% | -0.1 min | 0.0% |
| SMF–ONT | Sacramento to Ontario | 183 | 81.4% | 2.5 min | 1.6% |
| SMF–DFW | Sacramento to Dallas/Fort Worth | 149 | 71.8% | 33.2 min | 0.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SMF on time in July 2026?
75.8% of 5,071 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 77.1% of 5,494 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 75.8% and 0.9% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.