LAS to SMF flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sacramento International Airport · 397 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LAS or SMF right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Las Vegas (LAS) to Sacramento (SMF) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (90% on time); Frontier Airlines was the least (77%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (94% on time); around 7pm did worst (61%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (86% on time) and Friday the least (71%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (54%).
Which airline is most on time from LAS to SMF?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 90% | 1.9% | 9 min | 4.9% | 314 |
| Spirit Airlines | 78% | 0.8% | 22 min | 13.4% | 129 |
| Southwest Airlines | 78% | 0.3% | 13 min | 6.3% | 3,452 |
| Frontier Airlines | 77% | 0.9% | 17 min | 9.3% | 228 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am99%104 flights
- 6am94%300 flights
- 7am94%309 flights
- 8am92%211 flights
- 9am88%130 flights
- 10am84%275 flights
- 11am88%266 flights
- 12pm79%255 flights
- 1pm84%152 flights
- 2pm73%232 flights
- 3pm67%243 flights
- 4pm72%232 flights
- 5pm79%413 flights
- 6pm63%196 flights
- 7pm61%401 flights
- 8pm69%135 flights
- 9pm65%140 flights
- 10pm63%129 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday75%0.2% cancelled
- Tuesday83%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday84%0.2% cancelled
- Thursday76%0.3% cancelled
- Friday71%0.9% cancelled
- Saturday86%0.7% cancelled
- Sunday78%1.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft54%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion55%
- Extreme weather25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Security0%
LAS to SMF: common questions
- How often are LAS to SMF flights on time?
- 79% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Las Vegas to Sacramento cancelled?
- 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (20 of 4,123).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 13 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 55 min behind schedule on average, and 6.6% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at LAS?
- Flights on this route spent 16 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: SMF to LAS — 80% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: LAS → SMF, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.