The nonstop is quickest: American CLT → SMF (5h 28m), on time 4 times in 5. Delta via Minneapolis (8h 51m) is more reliable, 90%, but takes 3h 23m longer.
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).
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Airlines on this route
Arriving within 15 minutes. Regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Pick an airline to see its flights.
| American | 429 | 80% | 1.6% | 70 min |
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 flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 flights on this route →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.
| American | CLT | SMF | 5h 28m | 80% | 1.6% | 429 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | CLT 07:09 → IAH 08:50UA 575 | 1h 10m Houston | IAH 10:00 → SMF 12:07UA 2773 | 7h 58m | 93% | 87% |
| DeltaDetails → | CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275 | 1h 03m Atlanta | ATL 09:16 → SMF 11:07DL 904 | 7h 08m | 88% | 76% |
| UnitedDetails → | CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963 | 1h 03m Denver | DEN 11:30 → SMF 13:05UA 1415 | 7h 25m | 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