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AA 2078 on time

American Airlines 2078: Dallas to Sacramento at 11:26 a.m.; Sacramento to Dallas at 2:10 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → SMF, its busiest leg

On time
79%
240 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 2078 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 2078: DFW → SMF

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 11:26 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (240 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovAug 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3678%
Tuesday3476%
Wednesday3583%
Thursday3583%
Friday3597%
Saturday3060%
Sunday3571%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 1%

All flights DFW → SMF · Connecting off AA 2078? Check the risk

AA 2078: SMF → DFW

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 2:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (239 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Sacramento to Dallas (70% of days). American Airlines's last SMF–DFW flight was cancelled 3.6% of the time, against 2.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 5:31 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 77% on time (30 flights)77OctNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovAug 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67OctNov 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71NovDec 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3672%
Tuesday3479%
Wednesday3284%
Thursday3479%
Friday3482%
Saturday3560%
Sunday3456%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%Severe weather 1%

All flights SMF → DFW · Connecting off AA 2078? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AA 2078 from DFW to SMF late?

American Airlines 2078 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 240 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2078 from SMF to DFW late?

American Airlines 2078 from Sacramento, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.