Delta Air Lines SMF to LAX on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
96%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
1 min
26 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 5
route average 85% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on SMF to LAX arrived on time 96% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 0% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 85% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (67%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)67%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion33%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SMF to LAX
- SkyWest Airlines90% on time · 10 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines77% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines73% on time · 17 min avg delay
- United Airlines92% on time · 8 min avg delay
Full SMF to LAX comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
76 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 1 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.