AA509 DFW → SMF

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Sacramento, CA · 132 flights observed, 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30 · 1,431 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (43%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA509 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
43%
Median delay
+20 min
90th percentile
+100 min
Cancellation rate
8%

How often is AA509 on time?

Across 132 flights on DFW → SMF from 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30, AA509 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 43% of the time. The median arrival delay was +20 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +100 min or later. 8% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5243%
16-30 min2319%
31-60 min2117%
61-120 min1714%
2+ hrs87%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072631%+50 min
2025-0840%+120 min
2025-092650%+31 min
2025-10580%+4 min
2026-041369%+15 min
2026-052157%+26 min
2026-062623%+54 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2138%
Tue1338%
Wed1547%
Thu2241%
Fri1850%
Sat1331%
Sun1953%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…