No clear winner: Delta’s MSP → SMF flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.
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.
| Delta | 591 | 83% | 0.5% | 56 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.
| DL 574 | MSP 18:45 | SMF 20:37 | 79% |
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.
| Delta | MSP | SMF | 3h 52m | 83% | 0.5% | 591 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| SouthwestDetails → | MSP 05:50 → DEN 06:55WN 1525 | 50m Denver | DEN 07:45 → SMF 09:15WN 1738 | 5h 25m | 92% | 83% |
| UnitedDetails → | MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232 | 50m Denver | DEN 13:35 → SMF 15:10UA 662 | 5h 36m | 89% | 74% |
| DeltaDetails → | MSP 12:29 → SLC 14:22DL 2651 | 1h 03m Salt Lake City | SLC 15:25 → SMF 16:07DL 1342 | 5h 41m | 91% | 74% |
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