SMF Sacramento International Airport
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Sacramento08:59·9°C·#298/327
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Sacramento (SMF) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
08:00today +1 min on time

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

Sacramento (SMF) delays today: 85% of the 40 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 5 min early, across 69 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 18 October 2026 at 13:18 UTC.

Departures21 timed
On time90%19
Delayed10%2
typical now on schedule
Arrivals19 timed
On time79%15
Delayed21%4
typical now 5 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
08:50WN 1226SNA on time
08:57F9 4780LAS on time
09:00UA 2285DEN on time
09:00WN 3900BUR on time
09:00WN 3916HNL on time
09:05WN 3467DEN on time
09:16DL 3700LAX on time
09:35WN 769BUR on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +27. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:10 09:14WN 3689SAN +64 min
08:56 08:58DL 1367SLC +2 min
09:20WN 1081DAL on time
09:25AA 4215PHX on time
09:29 09:34UA 5220SFO +5 min
09:30 09:34WN 2473SAN +4 min
Running late right now2 of 35 still on the board · 5.7%
+64
WN 3689 from SAN · arr 09:14
Flights this late at SMF still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+12
AS 3374 from PDX · arr 09:49
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
In the air to SMFlive positions · 3-min feed
11aircraft inbound · next to land WN 2473 from SAN, lands ~09:00
WN 2473SAN
on final · ~09:00
WN 843LAS
lands ~09:17
UA 2149DEN
lands ~09:21
WN 139PHX
lands ~09:27

Positions as of 08:55 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why3 kt NE winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at SMF in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here
+16
MON
+12
TUE
+14
WED
+19
THU
+19
FRI
+12
SAT
+15
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+12 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

SMF is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 5 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+3 min expected).

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

Is Sacramento (SMF) delayed right now?

SMF is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 85% of the 40 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Sacramento (SMF)?

Winds NE-040 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 9°C, Dew 6°C, Alt 29.95 inHg, Sky clear. 9°C. wind 3 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 (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at SMF today?

We tracked 69 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for SMF?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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https://proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/sacramento-SMF
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.
Wind40° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew9 / 6 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
KSMF 181453Z 04003KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00890061 51009 $
05:00 to 13:00VFRWinds Variable at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
13:00 to 05:00VFRWinds S-180 at 9kt gusting to 17kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
0.0/5
METAR 07:53 local · 1h ago · delay window 06:18 local · How these are computed → methodology