SMF Sacramento International Airport
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Sacramento23:28·9°C·#16/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+6 min

Sacramento (SMF) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 14 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
23:00today +6 min on time

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

Sacramento (SMF) delays today: 76% of the 151 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +6 min and arrivals 14 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 November 2026 at 06:18 UTC.

Departures58 timed
On time72%42
Delayed28%16
typical now +6 min
Arrivals93 timed
On time75%70
Delayed25%23
typical now 14 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
23:308C 3440PHX on time
23:59AA 1866DFW on time
23:59Y4 7945MLM on time
00:15Y4 1813GDL on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +26. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
23:55 00:34AA 2277ORD +39 min
01:05 01:18AS 2685AFW +13 min
Running late right now2 of 6 still on the board · 33%
+39
AA 2277 from ORD · arr 00:34
Flights this late at SMF still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+13
AS 2685 from AFW · arr 01:18
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
In the air to SMFlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land AA 2277 from ORD, lands ~00:12
AA 2277ORD
lands ~00:12
AS 2685AFW
lands ~01:02

Positions as of 23:25 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
DFW+25m
SFO+18m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
EMEmpire Airlines+80m
Why4 kt NE winds, Few clouds at SMF right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌫️ 02–07 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 07:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Sacramento

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 21°C to 23°C
Low7°Clikely 6°C to 8°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 29th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+11
TUE
+13
WED
+19
THU
+18
FRI
+12
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+11 min), heaviest on Thursday (+19 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

Weather watch at SMF: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +6 min. Arrivals are 14 min early. Weather worsens around 02:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds Variable at 5kt, Vis 4sm, Mist, Broken layer at 7000ft.

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

Is Sacramento (SMF) delayed right now?

Weather watch at SMF: measured operations remain calm. The airport forecast may call for very low cloud or very poor visibility (LIFR). Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 14 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 76% of the 151 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Sacramento (SMF)?

Winds NE-040 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 9°C, Dew 8°C, Alt 30.08 inHg, Few clouds at 25000ft. 9°C. wind 4 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

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

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+11 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at SMF today?

We tracked 157 flights today: departures +6 min, arrivals 14 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for SMF?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds Variable at 5kt, 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), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind40° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew9 / 8 °C
Pressure1019 hPa
KSMF 050653Z 04004KT 10SM FEW250 09/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00940078
22:00 to 02:00VFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
02:00 to 07:00MVFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis 4sm, Mist, Broken layer at 7000ft
02:00 to 06:00TEMPOLIFRVis 0.5sm, Fog, Broken layer at 1000ft
07:00 to 11:00VFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
Dep index
0.7/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 22:53 local · 35m ago · delay window 22:18 local · How these are computed → methodology