Flights Sacramento → Phoenix
SMF → PHX
How long is the flight from Sacramento to Phoenix?
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Sacramento to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 981 total flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, A319, A321, and Boeing 737-300, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 44.4 million passengers.
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 Sacramento (SMF) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2228 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sacramento (SMF) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-east for about 1,040 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Sacramento on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of SMF-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,228 tracked SMF-PHX flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 10 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SMF-PHX
The flight from Sacramento (SMF) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 1h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Sacramento (SMF) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 2228 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sacramento-Phoenix is 0.22% across 2228 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.
