Sacramento (SMF)

SMF / KSMF

Official · May 2026

1,191,981

Sacramento International Airport handled 1,191,981 passengers in May 2026, down 2.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 96.1% 1,145,841
  • International 3.9% 46,140
Against 2019 +4.3% same month, before the pandemic
International share 4% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 1,191,981 −2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 1,084,486 −4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 1,084,789 −2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 906,690 +0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 916,535 −0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,119,193 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 1,080,129 −1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 1,227,232 +2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 1,147,167 +0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 1,218,147 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 1,302,588 +2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 1,285,889 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 1,219,222 +3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 1,139,773 +4.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 1,110,530 +3.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 898,439 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 920,238 −0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 1,133,375 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 1,101,436 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 1,196,007 +5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 1,137,466 +6.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 1,200,265 +6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 1,268,880 +7.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 1,245,053 +7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:000.3min · 10,028 recorded · 9,960 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.7min06:00 ↔ 23:00
Recorded flights104,216Sacramento International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 123 recorded · 121 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 17 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 95.0% · 5,459 recorded · 5,439 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 94.5% · 10,028 recorded · 9,960 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.6% · 7,051 recorded · 7,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 91.7% · 6,668 recorded · 6,627 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 90.0% · 6,238 recorded · 6,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 87.1% · 6,745 recorded · 6,699 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 83.2% · 6,420 recorded · 6,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.8% · 6,610 recorded · 6,573 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 78.0% · 6,219 recorded · 6,194 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 75.3% · 6,577 recorded · 6,525 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 71.1% · 4,541 recorded · 4,517 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.8% · 5,295 recorded · 5,274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 75.5% · 4,626 recorded · 4,611 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 71.9% · 5,118 recorded · 5,083 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 75.2% · 6,003 recorded · 5,959 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 72.7% · 4,566 recorded · 4,538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 68.3% · 2,155 recorded · 2,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 85.9% · 1,472 recorded · 1,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 77.0% · 2,284 recorded · 2,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 123 recorded · 121 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 17 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 0.8 min · 5,459 recorded · 5,439 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 0.3 min · 10,028 recorded · 9,960 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2.5 min · 7,051 recorded · 7,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 2.8 min · 6,668 recorded · 6,627 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 4.4 min · 6,238 recorded · 6,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5.3 min · 6,745 recorded · 6,699 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 8.2 min · 6,420 recorded · 6,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 8.4 min · 6,610 recorded · 6,573 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 9.9 min · 6,219 recorded · 6,194 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 12.6 min · 6,577 recorded · 6,525 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 14.6 min · 4,541 recorded · 4,517 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 12.4 min · 5,295 recorded · 5,274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 11.8 min · 4,626 recorded · 4,611 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 14.4 min · 5,118 recorded · 5,083 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 11.8 min · 6,003 recorded · 5,959 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 13.3 min · 4,566 recorded · 4,538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 16.0 min · 2,155 recorded · 2,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 6.8 min · 1,472 recorded · 1,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 17.0 min · 2,284 recorded · 2,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · 123 · 123 recorded · 121 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · 18 · 18 recorded · 17 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 5,459 · 5,459 recorded · 5,439 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 10,028 · 10,028 recorded · 9,960 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 7,051 · 7,051 recorded · 7,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6,668 · 6,668 recorded · 6,627 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 6,238 · 6,238 recorded · 6,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6,745 · 6,745 recorded · 6,699 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6,420 · 6,420 recorded · 6,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 6,610 · 6,610 recorded · 6,573 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 6,219 · 6,219 recorded · 6,194 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 6,577 · 6,577 recorded · 6,525 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 4,541 · 4,541 recorded · 4,517 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,295 · 5,295 recorded · 5,274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 4,626 · 4,626 recorded · 4,611 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 5,118 · 5,118 recorded · 5,083 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 6,003 · 6,003 recorded · 5,959 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 4,566 · 4,566 recorded · 4,538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 2,155 · 2,155 recorded · 2,145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 1,472 · 1,472 recorded · 1,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 2,284 · 2,284 recorded · 2,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures121123
01:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1718
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0095.0%0.8 min5,4395,459
06:0094.5%0.3 min9,96010,028
07:0092.6%2.5 min7,0077,051
08:0091.7%2.8 min6,6276,668
09:0090.0%4.4 min6,2056,238
10:0087.1%5.3 min6,6996,745
11:0083.2%8.2 min6,3776,420
12:0081.8%8.4 min6,5736,610
13:0078.0%9.9 min6,1946,219
14:0075.3%12.6 min6,5256,577
15:0071.1%14.6 min4,5174,541
16:0073.8%12.4 min5,2745,295
17:0075.5%11.8 min4,6114,626
18:0071.9%14.4 min5,0835,118
19:0075.2%11.8 min5,9596,003
20:0072.7%13.3 min4,5384,566
21:0068.3%16.0 min2,1452,155
22:0085.9%6.8 min1,4571,472
23:0077.0%17.0 min2,2572,284

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 81.4% · 16,064 recorded · 15,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 87.0% · 14,353 recorded · 14,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 86.7% · 14,191 recorded · 14,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 80.6% · 15,781 recorded · 15,685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.1% · 15,897 recorded · 15,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 84.5% · 12,230 recorded · 12,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 80.1% · 15,700 recorded · 15,601 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 8.9 min · 16,064 recorded · 15,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 4.1 min · 14,353 recorded · 14,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 4.8 min · 14,191 recorded · 14,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 9.9 min · 15,781 recorded · 15,685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 11.0 min · 15,897 recorded · 15,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 7.5 min · 12,230 recorded · 12,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 9.6 min · 15,700 recorded · 15,601 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 16,064 · 16,064 recorded · 15,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 14,353 · 14,353 recorded · 14,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 14,191 · 14,191 recorded · 14,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 15,781 · 15,781 recorded · 15,685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15,897 · 15,897 recorded · 15,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12,230 · 12,230 recorded · 12,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15,700 · 15,700 recorded · 15,601 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday81.4%8.9 min15,95516,064
Tuesday87.0%4.1 min14,27814,353
Wednesday86.7%4.8 min14,12714,191
Thursday80.6%9.9 min15,68515,781
Friday79.1%11.0 min15,77415,897
Saturday84.5%7.5 min12,16512,230
Sunday80.1%9.6 min15,60115,700

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 86.3% · 8,278 recorded · 8,184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 85.0% · 7,911 recorded · 7,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 83.5% · 9,457 recorded · 9,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 83.9% · 9,610 recorded · 9,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 81.9% · 10,136 recorded · 10,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 77.0% · 10,231 recorded · 10,177 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 78.3% · 5,494 recorded · 5,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 83.1% · 5,089 recorded · 5,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.5% · 9,674 recorded · 9,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 83.7% · 9,951 recorded · 9,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 84.1% · 9,320 recorded · 9,221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 78.5% · 9,065 recorded · 8,992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 6.3 min · 8,278 recorded · 8,184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 6.6 min · 7,911 recorded · 7,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 7.2 min · 9,457 recorded · 9,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 6.2 min · 9,610 recorded · 9,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 8.1 min · 10,136 recorded · 10,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 11.5 min · 10,231 recorded · 10,177 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 11.9 min · 5,494 recorded · 5,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 7.9 min · 5,089 recorded · 5,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 6.2 min · 9,674 recorded · 9,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.1 min · 9,951 recorded · 9,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 6.7 min · 9,320 recorded · 9,221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 12.5 min · 9,065 recorded · 8,992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 8,278 · 8,278 recorded · 8,184 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7,911 · 7,911 recorded · 7,880 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9,457 · 9,457 recorded · 9,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9,610 · 9,610 recorded · 9,575 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 10,136 · 10,136 recorded · 10,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 10,231 · 10,231 recorded · 10,177 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 5,494 · 5,494 recorded · 5,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 5,089 · 5,089 recorded · 5,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 9,674 · 9,674 recorded · 9,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 9,951 · 9,951 recorded · 9,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9,320 · 9,320 recorded · 9,221 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 9,065 · 9,065 recorded · 8,992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan86.3%6.3 min8,1848,278
Feb85.0%6.6 min7,8807,911
Mar83.5%7.2 min9,3939,457
Apr83.9%6.2 min9,5759,610
May81.9%8.1 min10,09910,136
Jun77.0%11.5 min10,17710,231
Jul78.3%11.9 min5,4565,494
Aug83.1%7.9 min5,0625,089
Sep85.5%6.2 min9,6379,674
Oct83.7%7.1 min9,9099,951
Nov84.1%6.7 min9,2219,320
Dec78.5%12.5 min8,9929,065

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 82.1% 85,562
  • Delayed >15 min 17.3% 18,023
  • Cancelled 0.6% 631
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.