Route · SMF → DAL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Sacramento to Dallas
The SMF–DAL corridor (Sacramento, CA → Dallas, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,442 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.1%
- On-time
- +3.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 53 min
- Delay when late
- 2,475
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
May 2025 84%
Worst Month
Aug 2025 68%
Distance
1,442 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 62 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2024 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
8 of 1,230 flights
Diversion Rate
0.7%
9 of 1,230 flights
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SMF - Sacramento
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Sacramento, CA.
Origin airport →DAL - Dallas
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dallas, TX.
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What the Data Says About SMF to DAL
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Sacramento to Dallas (SMF to DAL) running a 82.1% on-time rate over 2,475 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 53.4 minutes. The 1,442-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.7% of 1,230 flights were cancelled, 0.7% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: May 2025 posted the strongest performance at 84% on-time, while Aug 2025 came in at just 68% - a 16-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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