Flights Phoenix → Sacramento
PHX → SMF
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Sacramento operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 985 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 10.7 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used for these flights include Airbus A319, A320, A321, and Boeing 737-300 models. Sacramento's airport serves over twelve million passengers annually, reflecting its significant traffic volume.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Phoenix (PHX) → Sacramento (SMF) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1280 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sacramento: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento (SMF) heads north-west for about 1,040 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of PHX-SMF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sacramento it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,280 tracked PHX-SMF flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-SMF
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Sacramento (SMF) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1280 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Sacramento is 0.23% across 1280 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
