AA6278American Airlines · SMF → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA6278 SacramentoSMF · 19:04 Los AngelesLAX · 20:45

AA6278 by American Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:02

scheduled from SMF

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
+17 gate · −11 arrival
08-17
+14 gate · −23 arrival
08-16
+22 gate · −14 arrival
08-14
+7 gate · −15 arrival
08-13
+12 gate · −23 arrival
08-12
+21 gate · −14 arrival
08-11
+17 gate · −11 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
SMF→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and LAX 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 Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA9827departs 02:10
AA6348departs 10:05
AA514departs 10:13

If AA6278 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Los Angeles 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 AA6278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6278 across the SMF and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 AA6278 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
08-18SMF 19:04 19:21 (+17)LAX 20:45 20:34 (−11)
08-17SMF 19:04 19:18 (+14)LAX 20:45 20:22 (−23)
08-16SMF 19:04 19:26 (+22)LAX 20:45 20:31 (−14)
08-14SMF 19:04 19:11 (+7)LAX 20:45 20:30 (−15)
08-13SMF 19:04 19:16 (+12)LAX 20:45 20:22 (−23)
08-12SMF 19:04 19:25 (+21)LAX 20:45 20:31 (−14)
08-11SMF 19:04 19:21 (+17)LAX 20:45 20:34 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N502SY, N504SY, N508SY, N521SY.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and LAX published them.

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