United Airlines LAX to SMF on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Sacramento · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
8 min
42 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 85% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on LAX to SMF arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 85% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft53%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LAX to SMF
- SkyWest Airlines88% on time · 10 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines79% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines83% on time · 10 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines83% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full LAX to SMF comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
201 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 1 diverted.
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.