AA6278American Airlines · LAX → SMF
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA6278 Los AngelesLAX · 17:17 SacramentoSMF · 18:51

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

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:41

scheduled from LAX

⚖ AA6278 typically leaves +11 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
+18 gate · −15 arrival
10-15
+7 gate · −27 arrival
10-14
+11 gate
10-13
+5 gate · +12 arrival
10-12
+64 gate
10-11
+11 gate · −21 arrival
10-10
+11 gate · −21 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
LAX→SMFevery 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
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX 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 Los Angeles to Sacramento flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA6279departs 09:32
AA313departs 15:55
AA3759departs 21:15
AA4908departs 21:39
AA6333departs 21:51

If AA6278 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX 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 LAX and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule.

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
10-16LAX 17:17 17:35 (+18)SMF 18:51 18:36 (−15)
10-15LAX 17:17 17:24 (+7)SMF 18:51 18:24 (−27)
10-14LAX 17:17 17:28 (+11)SMF
10-13LAX 17:17 17:22 (+5)SMF 18:20 18:32 (+12)
10-12LAX 17:17 18:21 (+64)SMF
10-11LAX 17:17 17:28 (+11)SMF 18:51 18:30 (−21)
10-10LAX 17:17 17:28 (+11)SMF 18:51 18:30 (−21)
10-09LAX 17:17 17:35 (+18)SMF 18:51 18:36 (−15)
10-08LAX 17:17 17:28 (+11)SMF 18:51 18:25 (−26)
10-07LAX 17:17 17:25 (+8)SMF 18:51 18:23 (−28)
10-06LAX 17:17 17:45 (+28)SMF 18:51 18:47 (−4)
10-05LAX 17:17 17:23 (+6)SMF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N508SY, N521SY, N520SY, N515SY.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and SMF published them.

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