Alaska Airlines SAN to SMF on-time performance
Alaska Airlines nonstop flights from San Diego to Sacramento · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
42 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- Alaska Airlines flights on SAN to SMF arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft47%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SAN to SMF
- Southwest Airlines75% on time · 13 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines80% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full SAN to SMF comparison →
Alaska Airlines on-time record across all routes →
216 Alaska Airlines flights tracked on this route; 5 cancelled, 0 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.