Route · STL → SMF · 2020–2025 BTS data
St. Louis to Sacramento
The STL–SMF corridor (St. Louis, MO → Sacramento, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,679 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78%
- On-time
- -1 pts
- vs US avg
- 56 min
- Delay when late
- 1,220
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,679 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
5 of 743 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 743 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
STL - St. Louis
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for St. Louis, MO.
Origin airport →SMF - Sacramento
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Sacramento, CA.
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What the Data Says About STL to SMF
The St. Louis to Sacramento corridor (STL to SMF) posts a 78% on-time rate on the lower edge of the average band, based on 1,220 tracked flights. Late flights run 56.1 minutes behind on average. 1 carrier cover the 1,679-mile route; over the last 24 months, 5 of 743 flights were cancelled (0.7%) and 0.1% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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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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