ORD → SMF American Airlines
American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Sacramento, CA · 336 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 10 flight numbers
On-time arrival
60%
Median delay
+5 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How on-time is American Airlines from ORD to SMF?
Across every American Airlines flight number on ORD → SMF (336 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 60% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +5 min; the worst 10% ran +77 min or later. 1% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 197 | 60% |
| 16-30 min | 36 | 11% |
| 31-60 min | 46 | 14% |
| 61-120 min | 39 | 12% |
| 2+ hrs | 11 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 31 | 52% | +20 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 61% | +26 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 83% | -4 min |
| 2025-10 | 29 | 72% | +10 min |
| 2025-11 | 1 | 100% | -22 min |
| 2026-03 | 46 | 46% | +30 min |
| 2026-04 | 58 | 59% | +20 min |
| 2026-05 | 57 | 70% | +6 min |
| 2026-06 | 46 | 43% | +38 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 49 | 63% |
| Tue | 46 | 72% |
| Wed | 45 | 62% |
| Thu | 49 | 49% |
| Fri | 49 | 57% |
| Sat | 43 | 60% |
| Sun | 48 | 56% |
AA flight numbers on ORD → SMF
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