AC8597 SacramentoSMF · 16:05 VancouverYVR · 19:10
AC8597 by Air Canada flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Vancouver (YVR) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.
arrived at YVR · 7 min early
⚖ AC8597 typically leaves +9 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SMF and YVR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow at Sacramento
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
- 75% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Vancouver
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sacramento to Vancouver flights today
same route · Air CanadaIf AC8597 is cancelled, this is the other Air Canada nonstop flight from Sacramento to Vancouver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AC8597 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8597 across the SMF and YVR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8597 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: C-GLJZ, C-FDJZ, C-GJFZ, C-FLJZ.
Board clocks recorded as SMF and YVR published them.
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