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AA 1544 on time

American Airlines 1544: Sacramento to Dallas at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
365 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+105 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 1544 flights from Sacramento arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 1544: SMF → DFW

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5288%
Friday5283%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 16%Late inbound plane 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 1544 from SMF to DFW late?

American Airlines 1544 from Sacramento, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.