American Airlines ORD to SMF on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Sacramento · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
62%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.0%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
26 min
65 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 68% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ORD to SMF arrived on time 62% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2% were cancelled, and 16% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 68% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft49%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to SMF
- United Airlines70% on time · 21 min avg delay
Full ORD to SMF comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
354 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 cancelled, 2 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.