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Which SMF to ORD flight is punctual? American 3060, 11:10 pm.

91% on time across 46 flights in the last 3 months, 2.2% cancelled.

SMF to ORD flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
11:10 pmAA 306091%
9:20 amUA 236280%
7:00 amUA 237078%
11:43 pmUA 114873%
3:05 pmAA 262768%
2:23 pmUA 115562%
2:17 pmUA 276661%
2:24 pmUA 185058%
8 of 9 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United, ahead of American.

United landed on time 80% of the time, American 72%.

Flight records,

  • United

    80%

    on time

    1.3% cancelled

  • American

    72%

    on time

    2.0% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 9 regular flights, 7 am to 11:43 pm.

UA 1148 was cancelled most often, 6% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 2370 7:00 am, 2% cancelled 78%
  2. UA 2362 9:20 am, 0% cancelled 80%
  3. UA 2766 2:17 pm, 0% cancelled 61%
  4. UA 1155 2:23 pm, 0% cancelled 62%
  5. UA 1850 2:24 pm, 0% cancelled 58%
  6. UA 1148 11:43 pm, 6% cancelled 73%
  1. AA 2627 3:05 pm, 2% cancelled 68%
  2. AA 1906 3:13 pm, 4% cancelled 52%
  3. AA 3060 11:10 pm, 2% cancelled 91%

What time should I fly? The 9 am departures.

87% landed on time; at 3 pm, 63%. Saturday was the best day, Sunday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of SMF to ORD flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
12 am69%
7 am84%
8 am86%
9 am87%
10 am80%
11 am77%
2 pm68%
3 pm63%
11 pm82%

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
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People screened per hour at SMF checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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11p

Friday, 4 am

1,820

people screened, all terminals.