The best bet has a stop: United via Bush (8h 37m) reaches Sacramento on time 95% of the time, against 81% 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.
| UA 2435 | IAD 17:55 | SMF 20:40 | 83% |
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 2435 | IAD 17:55 | SMF 20:40 | 5h 45m | 349 | 83% | 1.4% | 60 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 | IAD | SMF | 5h 58m | 82% | 1.4% | 365 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | IAD 06:30 → IAH 08:39UA 1935 | 1h 21m Houston | IAH 10:00 → SMF 12:07UA 2773 | 8h 37m | 100% | 95% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 10:13 → DEN 12:05UA 1865 | 1h 30m Denver | DEN 13:35 → SMF 15:10UA 662 | 7h 57m | 97% | 80% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 08:15 → DEN 10:10UA 792 | 1h 20m Denver | DEN 11:30 → SMF 13:05UA 1415 | 7h 50m | 97% | 80% |
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