SMF Sacramento International Airport
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Sacramento17:23·31°C·#84/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+10 min

Sacramento (SMF) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations across 210 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
17:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Sacramento (SMF) delays today: 82% of the 169 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +10 min and arrivals 13 min early, across 210 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 12 September 2026 at 22:18 UTC.

Departures86 timed
On time67%58
Delayed33%28
typical now +10 min
Arrivals83 timed
On time94%78
Delayed6%5
typical now 13 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
17:20WN 3707LAX on time
17:29DL 4153SEA on time
17:55WN 505SAN on time
18:10AC 8597YVR on time
18:23F9 2070LAS on time
18:30WN 2735BOI on time
18:30WN 2818EUG on time
18:30WN 3697GEG on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +30. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
17:26AC 8596YVR on time
17:28F9 2069on time
17:34UA 1208DEN on time
17:40WN 1297PHX on time
17:40WN 2435BUR on time
17:40WN 3791SNA on time
Running late right now2 of 46 still on the board · 4.3%
+30
AA 651 from DFW · arr 18:54
Flights this late at SMF still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+13
UA 1920 from ORD · arr 18:31
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~29 min on average.
In the air to SMFlive positions · 3-min feed
16aircraft inbound · next to land WN 2971 from LGB, lands ~17:24
WN 2971LGB
on final · ~17:24
WN 2636SBA
on final · ~17:25
WN 1190KOA
on final · ~17:26
UA 1208DEN
lands ~17:29

Positions as of 17:16 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
SFO+20m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
EMEmpire Airlines+49m
F9Frontier+34m
Why16 kt S winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at SMF in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 210 A typical day here runs ~0.3%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 4th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +17 min departures.

Typical week here
+15
MON
+12
TUE
+13
WED
+18
THU
+18
FRI
+12
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+12 min), heaviest on Friday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getSMF went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/sacramento-SMF

Sacramento airport delays today

SMF has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are 13 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 210 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (on time expected).

Nearby gateways: OAK SFO SJC RNO BUR LAX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Sacramento

Is Sacramento (SMF) delayed right now?

SMF has minor delays. Departures +10 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations across 210 tracked flights. 82% of the 169 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Sacramento (SMF)?

Winds S-180 at 16kt gusting to 23kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 31°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 29.81 inHg, Few clouds at 25000ft. 31°C. wind 16 kt gusting 23. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Sacramento (SMF)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Friday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at SMF today?

We tracked 210 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for SMF?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds S-190 at 18kt gusting to 26kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind180° 16 G23 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew31 / 9 °C
Pressure1009 hPa
KSMF 122353Z 18016G23KT 10SM FEW250 31/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP095 T03110094 10333 20250 56008
17:00 to 20:00VFRWinds S-190 at 18kt gusting to 26kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
20:00 to 05:00VFRWinds SSE-160 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
05:00 to 12:00VFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
12:00 to 17:00VFRWinds NNW-340 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
0.8/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 16:53 local · 30m ago · delay window 15:18 local · How these are computed → methodology