American Airlines SMF to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
6 flights
Avg arrival delay
31 min
108 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SMF to ORD arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)45%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SMF to ORD
- United Airlines81% on time · 15 min avg delay
Full SMF to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
355 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 6 cancelled, 4 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.