AA2081American Airlines · SMF → DFW
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2081 SacramentoSMF · 11:00 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 16:28

AA2081 by American Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowExpected in Dallas-Fort Worth · today
16:21

arrival expected at DFW · 7 min early

Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+4 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+63 gate · +33 arrival
09-07
+32 gate · +4 arrival
09-06
+11 gate · −13 arrival
09-05
−26 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
SMF→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and DFW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1544departs 05:31
AA1021departs 06:44
AA2078departs 14:59
AA4929departs 16:30
AA9734departs 17:30
AA3314departs 23:45

If AA2081 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA2081 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2081 across the SMF and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2081 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08SMF 11:00 12:03 (+63)DFW 16:30 17:03 (+33)
09-07SMF 11:00 11:32 (+32)DFW 16:30 16:34 (+4)
09-06SMF 11:00 11:11 (+11)DFW 16:30 16:17 (−13)
09-05SMF DFW 16:30 16:04 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N155NN, N132AN, N908AA, N507AY.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and DFW published them.

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