The best bet has a stop: United via Bush (9h 07m) reaches Sacramento on time 9 times in 10, against 69% on the nonstop.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
Pick an hour to see this route’s flights leaving then.
Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No United flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 United flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
| UA 2624 | EWR 18:19 | SMF 21:48 | 6h 29m | 125 | 74% | 3.2% | 96 min |
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| United | EWR | SMF | 6h 16m | 70% | 2.1% | 283 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:00 → IAH 08:41UA 492 | 1h 19m Houston | IAH 10:00 → SMF 12:07UA 2773 | 9h 07m | 98% | 91% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 12:00 → LAX 14:38UA 212 | 1h 52m Los Angeles | LAX 16:30 → SMF 18:06UA 5858 · flown by SkyWest | 9h 06m | 86% | 77% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 11:55 → DEN 14:13UA 1999 | 1h 50m Denver | DEN 16:03 → SMF 17:41UA 1208 | 8h 46m | 93% | 75% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON