3,603 km · Domestic

Charlotte Douglas (CLT) – Sacramento (SMF)

In July 2026, 60 flights operated between Charlotte Douglas and Sacramento (both directions), and 45.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January5653▼ 5.4%
February4856▲ 16.7%
March6062▲ 3.3%
April60600.0%
May62620.0%
June9758▼ 40.2%
July11660▼ 48.3%
August120––
September120––
October72–in progress
November58––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)499411▼ 17.6%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January91.1%84.9%▼ 6.8%
February83.3%83.9%▲ 0.7%
March83.3%79.0%▼ 5.2%
April80.0%81.7%▲ 2.1%
May72.6%88.7%▲ 22.2%
June77.3%67.2%▼ 13.1%
July57.8%45.0%▼ 22.1%
August71.7%––
September89.2%––
October87.5%–in progress
November81.0%––
December87.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.9%75.8%▼ 2.8%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January29▲ 350.0%
February00–
March20▼ 100.0%
April00–
May00–
June62▼ 66.7%
July02–
August2––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1013▲ 30.0%

By direction

CLT → SMF

Scheduled flights
770
Flights operated
758
Cancelled
12 · 1.6%
On-time departures
69.7%

SMF → CLT

Scheduled flights
769
Flights operated
756
Cancelled
13 · 1.7%
On-time departures
86.4%

CLT → SMF and SMF → CLT counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
American Airlines AA 1,539 100.0% 78.0% 25

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

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.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay22:00–23:007.9min · 568 recorded · 559 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour11.1min22:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights1,539CLT–SMF

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 75 recorded · 72 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 33 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 64 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 18 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 123 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 70.9% · 440 recorded · 437 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 41 recorded · 39 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 17 recorded · 17 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 29 recorded · 28 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 86.1% · 568 recorded · 559 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 75 recorded · 72 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 33 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 64 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 18 recorded · 18 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 123 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 19.0 min · 440 recorded · 437 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 41 recorded · 39 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 17 recorded · 17 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 29 recorded · 28 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 7.9 min · 568 recorded · 559 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 75 · 75 recorded · 72 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 38 · 38 recorded · 38 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 9 · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 30 · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 33 · 33 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 30 · 30 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 64 · 64 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 18 · 18 recorded · 18 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 123 · 123 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 440 · 440 recorded · 437 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 41 · 41 recorded · 39 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 17 · 17 recorded · 17 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 29 · 29 recorded · 28 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 568 · 568 recorded · 559 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 21 · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7275
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3838
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—99
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3030
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3333
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3030
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6264
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1818
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—118123
18:0070.9%19.0 min437440
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3941
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1717
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2829
22:0086.1%7.9 min559568
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2121

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 79.2% · 220 recorded · 216 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 77.6% · 210 recorded · 205 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 84.3% · 212 recorded · 210 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 76.6% · 225 recorded · 222 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 77.7% · 230 recorded · 224 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 79.4% · 212 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 71.9% · 230 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 10.7 min · 220 recorded · 216 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 11.7 min · 210 recorded · 205 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 7.6 min · 212 recorded · 210 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 9.7 min · 225 recorded · 222 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 11.6 min · 230 recorded · 224 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 23.3 min · 212 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 21.3 min · 230 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 220 · 220 recorded · 216 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 210 · 210 recorded · 205 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 212 · 212 recorded · 210 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 225 · 225 recorded · 222 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 230 · 230 recorded · 224 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 212 · 212 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 230 · 230 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.2%10.7 min216220
Tuesday77.6%11.7 min205210
Wednesday84.3%7.6 min210212
Thursday76.6%9.7 min222225
Friday77.7%11.6 min224230
Saturday79.4%23.3 min209212
Sunday71.9%21.3 min228230

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 120 · 120 recorded · 109 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 104 · 104 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 124 · 124 recorded · 122 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 120 · 120 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 124 · 124 recorded · 124 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 163 · 163 recorded · 155 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 178 · 178 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 122 · 122 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 120 · 120 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 106 · 106 recorded · 106 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 114 · 114 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 144 · 144 recorded · 144 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—109120
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—104104
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—122124
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—155163
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—176178
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—120122
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—120120
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—106106
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—114114
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—144144

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 76.7% 1,181
  • Delayed >15 min 21.6% 333
  • Cancelled 1.6% 25
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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12 of 12
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
AA2464 SMF → CLT 441 85.9%
AA2464 CLT → SMF 183 79.3%
AA2446 CLT → SMF 180 75.3%
AA2508 CLT → SMF 162 46.8%
AA2446 SMF → CLT 132 86.3%
AA1480 SMF → CLT 61 87.9%
AA1859 CLT → SMF 53 52.9%
AA2890 CLT → SMF 44 88.6%
AA2890 SMF → CLT 43 86.1%
AA1932 SMF → CLT 33 90.9%
AA1932 CLT → SMF 33 84.9%
AA2959 CLT → SMF 33 93.9%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 60 −48.3% 2 45.0%
June 2026 58 −40.2% 2 67.2%
May 2026 62 +0.0% 0 88.7%
April 2026 60 +0.0% 0 81.7%
March 2026 62 +3.3% 0 79.0%
February 2026 56 +16.7% 0 83.9%
January 2026 53 −5.4% 9 84.9%
December 2025 62 −24.4% 0 87.1%
November 2025 58 +3.6% 0 81.0%
October 2025 72 +111.8% 0 87.5%
September 2025 120 0 89.2%
August 2025 120 2 71.7%
July 2025 116 0 57.8%
June 2025 97 6 77.3%
May 2025 62 0 72.6%
April 2025 60 0 80.0%
March 2025 60 2 83.3%
February 2025 48 0 83.3%
January 2025 56 2 91.1%
December 2024 82 0 74.4%
November 2024 56 0 76.8%
October 2024 34 0 97.1%

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