Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX) delays & on-time performance
Santa Maria, California · 2 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SMX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.0%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
114 min when late
Departed on time
82%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 509 departures from SMX; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SMX were on time 84% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (84% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (88% on time); around 10pm did worst (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (47%).
Most delayed routes from SMX
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHX · Phoenix84%405 flts
Most reliable routes from SMX
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHX · Phoenix84%405 flts
Best airline at SMX
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 84% | 1.2% | 22 min | 1 | 405 |
| Allegiant Air | 75% | 0.0% | 15 min | 1 | 104 |
Best time to fly out of SMX
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am88%203 flts
- 4pm80%196 flts
- 10pm70%46 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Late-arriving aircraft23%
- Extreme weather23%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.