Route · SMF → DEN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Sacramento to Denver
The SMF–DEN corridor (Sacramento, CA → Denver, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 15 carriers across roughly 909 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.5%
- On-time
- +5.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 62 min
- Delay when late
- 21,137
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Oct 2024 95%
Worst Month
Jul 2025 71%
Distance
909 mi
Carriers
15
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 302 | 76 | 2 | 1 | WN,F9,UA |
| Nov 2025 | 317 | 42 | 2 | 0 | UA,F9,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 335 | 34 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 344 | 63 | 0 | 2 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Aug 2025 | 352 | 72 | 5 | 4 | WN,F9,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 384 | 112 | 4 | 6 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 369 | 91 | 0 | 2 | UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 340 | 86 | 1 | 2 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 315 | 65 | 2 | 1 | F9,UA,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 320 | 37 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 258 | 29 | 0 | 1 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 283 | 47 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 330 | 61 | 0 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 342 | 30 | 3 | 1 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Oct 2024 | 358 | 18 | 2 | 1 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2024 | 354 | 32 | 0 | 1 | WN,UA,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 372 | 62 | 4 | 2 | F9,WN,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 395 | 61 | 8 | 1 | F9,UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 379 | 68 | 2 | 2 | F9,UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 342 | 66 | 1 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 315 | 42 | 1 | 1 | F9,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 299 | 43 | 3 | 0 | F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 241 | 29 | 2 | 1 | OO,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 269 | 40 | 13 | 1 | F9,WN,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
56 of 7,915 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
30 of 7,915 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SMF - Sacramento
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Sacramento, CA.
Origin airport →DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
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What the Data Says About SMF to DEN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Sacramento to Denver (SMF to DEN) running a 84.5% on-time rate over 21,137 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 62.0 minutes. The 909-mile corridor is served by 15 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.7% of 7,915 flights were cancelled, 0.4% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at just 71% - a 24-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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