Delta Air Lines SLC to SMF on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Salt Lake City to Sacramento · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
87%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
17 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
67 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 86% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on SLC to SMF arrived on time 87% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.1% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 86% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (70%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)70%
- Late-arriving aircraft22%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion6%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SLC to SMF
- Southwest Airlines82% on time · 12 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines85% on time · 9 min avg delay
Full SLC to SMF comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,510 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 17 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.