3,232 km · Domestic

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) – Sacramento (SMF)

In May 2026, 62 flights operated between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and Sacramento (both directions), and 88.7% 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 periods12 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–48–
April3460▲ 76.5%
May62620.0%
June60––
July60––
August58––
September60––
October60–in progress
November50––
December2––

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods12 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–79.2%–
April91.2%91.7%▲ 0.5%
May85.5%88.7%▲ 3.7%
June80.0%––
July85.0%––
August84.5%––
September95.0%––
October91.7%–in progress
November94.0%––
December100.0%––

By direction

DTW → SMF

Scheduled flights
341
Flights operated
341
Cancelled
0 · 0.0%
On-time departures
84.8%

SMF → DTW

Scheduled flights
341
Flights operated
341
Cancelled
0 · 0.0%
On-time departures
90.9%

DTW → SMF and SMF → DTW counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – May 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Delta Air Lines DL 682 100.0% 87.8% 0

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 13, 2024 → May 31, 2026

Recorded flights682DTW–SMF

Departure hour

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 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 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 · 130 · 130 recorded · 130 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 130 · 130 recorded · 130 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 125 · 125 recorded · 125 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 19 · 19 recorded · 19 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 192 · 192 recorded · 192 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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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—130130
09:00No observations———
10:00No observations———
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—130130
12:00No observations———
13:00No observations———
14:00No observations———
15:00No observations———
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00No observations———
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—125125
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—8686
21:00No observations———
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1919
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—192192

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 104 · 104 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 102 · 102 recorded · 102 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 98 · 98 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 96 · 96 recorded · 96 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 88 · 88 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 106 · 106 recorded · 106 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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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—104104
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—102102
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—9898
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—9696
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8888
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—106106

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 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 48 · 48 recorded · 48 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 94 · 94 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 124 · 124 recorded · 124 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 58 · 58 recorded · 58 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 60 · 60 recorded · 60 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 86 · 86 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 6 · 6 recorded · 6 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
JanNo observations———
FebNo observations———
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—4848
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—9494
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—124124
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—5858
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—6060
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—8686
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—8686
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—66

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 87.8% 599
  • Delayed >15 min 12.2% 83
  • Cancelled 0.0% 0
  • 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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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL2180 DTW → SMF 175 76.6%
DL566 SMF → DTW 167 91.0%
DL566 DTW → SMF 105 96.2%
DL2180 SMF → DTW 42 85.7%
DL1448 DTW → SMF 33 81.8%
DL2507 SMF → DTW 32 90.6%

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
May 2026 62 +0.0% 0 88.7%
April 2026 60 +76.5% 0 91.7%
March 2026 48 0 79.2%
December 2025 2 −50.0% 0 100.0%
November 2025 50 +38.9% 0 94.0%
October 2025 60 +130.8% 0 91.7%
September 2025 60 0 95.0%
August 2025 58 0 84.5%
July 2025 60 0 85.0%
June 2025 60 0 80.0%
May 2025 62 0 85.5%
April 2025 34 0 91.2%
December 2024 4 0 50.0%
November 2024 36 0 88.9%
October 2024 26 0 92.3%

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