AA651American Airlines · DFW → SMF
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AA651 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 16:47 SacramentoSMF · 18:08

AA651 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sacramento · today
17:56

arrived at SMF · 12 min early

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~6 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−12 arrival
09-08
−5 gate · −11 arrival
09-07
+17 gate · +11 arrival
09-06
+41 gate · +46 arrival
09-05
+8 gate

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 +11 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DFW→SMFevery 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 DFW and SMF 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2081departs 08:35
AA2078departs 12:20
AA2349departs 18:54
AA3314departs 20:59
AA509departs 21:37

If AA651 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA651 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA651 across the DFW and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA651 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
09-09DFW 16:47SMF 18:08 17:56 (−12)
09-08DFW 16:35 16:30 (−5)SMF 18:08 17:57 (−11)
09-07DFW 16:35 16:52 (+17)SMF 18:08 18:19 (+11)
09-06DFW 16:35 17:16 (+41)SMF 18:08 18:54 (+46)
09-05DFW 16:35 16:43 (+8)SMF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N301PA, N906AN, N853NN.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and SMF published them.

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