Airports AirportPace Search

Flight records through . Security counts through .

Which SMF to DEN flight is punctual? United 1889, 5 am.

97% on time across 92 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

SMF to DEN flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
5:00 amUA 188997%
5:55 amWN 377396%
8:50 amUA 228595%
10:15 amWN 377493%
10:50 amUA 102390%
6:35 amWN 369188%
4:55 pmWN 477682%
6:37 pmUA 184179%
8 of 17 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United, by a distance.

United landed on time 88% of the time, Southwest 77%.

Flight records,

  • United

    88%

    on time

    0.3% cancelled

  • Southwest

    77%

    on time

    0.2% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 17 regular flights, 5 am to 6:37 pm.

UA 2285 was cancelled most often, 1% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 1889 5:00 am, 0% cancelled 97%
  2. UA 2285 8:50 am, 1% cancelled 95%
  3. UA 1023 10:50 am, 1% cancelled 90%
  4. UA 1961 1:00 pm, 0% cancelled 75%
  5. UA 566 4:19 pm, 0% cancelled 70%
  6. UA 1841 6:37 pm, 0% cancelled 79%
  1. WN 3773 5:55 am, 0% cancelled 96%
  2. WN 3691 6:35 am, 0% cancelled 88%
  3. WN 3774 10:15 am, 0% cancelled 93%
  4. WN 3693 10:40 am, 0% cancelled 70%
  5. WN 3775 12:00 pm, 0% cancelled 75%
  6. WN 4105 1:40 pm, 0% cancelled 46%
  7. WN 2993 3:00 pm, 0% cancelled 63%
  8. WN 1001 4:00 pm, 0% cancelled 63%
  9. WN 4776 4:55 pm, 0% cancelled 82%
  10. WN 670 5:40 pm, 0% cancelled 74%

What time should I fly? The 5 am departures.

96% landed on time; at 2 pm, 66%. Saturday was the best day, Monday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of SMF to DEN flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am96%
6 am91%
7 am95%
8 am95%
9 am92%
10 am88%
11 am82%
12 pm75%
1 pm72%
2 pm66%
3 pm67%
4 pm75%
5 pm74%
6 pm81%
7 pm72%
8 pm77%

When is SMF security busiest? 4 to 5 am, then 11 am.

Calmest around 2 pm. Sacramento security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at SMF checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
4a8a12p4p8p
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
People screened per hour at SMF checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p

Friday, 4 am

1,820

people screened, all terminals.