The nonstop is quickest: JetBlue JFK → SMF (6h 29m), on time 3 times in 5. Delta via LAX (10h 15m) is more reliable, 85%, but takes 3h 46m 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.
| JetBlue | 165 | 61% | 3.0% | 63 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.
| B6 161 | JFK 18:31 | SMF 21:59 | 61% |
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.
| JetBlue | JFK | SMF | 6h 29m | 61% | 3.0% | 165 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| DeltaDetails → | JFK 06:00 → SLC 09:03DL 892 | 2h 32m Salt Lake City | SLC 11:35 → SMF 12:16DL 1423 | 9h 21m | 99% | 83% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 07:00 → LAX 10:00DL 742 | 2h 05m Los Angeles | LAX 12:05 → SMF 13:32DL 3812 · flown by SkyWest | 9h 33m | 94% | 82% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 07:15 → MSP 09:26DL 2390 | 57m Minneapolis | MSP 10:23 → SMF 12:11DL 1701 | 7h 56m | 86% | 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