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AA 2048 on time

American Airlines 2048: Phoenix to Sacramento at 8:49 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
121 flights · likely 61–77%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2048 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

AA 2048: PHX → SMF

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:49 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (121 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Sacramento (94% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–SMF flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 0.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 7:15 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2025: too few flights (14 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: too few flights (3 flights)OctApr 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79AprMay 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday16—
Tuesday16—
Wednesday17—
Thursday19—
Friday15—
Saturday18—
Sunday2050%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2048 from PHX to SMF late?

American Airlines 2048 from Phoenix, AZ to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 121 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.