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AA2048

Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento (SMF) · scheduled 8:20 PM – 10:52 PM

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How AA2048 performs

717 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
76.6%
549 of 717 completed
Cancellation rate
0.00%
0 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 13.7 min
Severe delays
8.6%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
80 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
72.9%
Left the gate on time

AA2048 arrived on time 76.6% of the time, against 81.1% for all PHXSMF flights — this specific departure is 4.6 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 4.5 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 717 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA204876.6%0.00%-4 min8.6%717
American Airlines on PHXSMF81.1%0.16%-6 min6.8%3,117
All PHXSMF flights81.1%0.20%-5 min5.1%10,994

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2048 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
LAXPHX Los Angeles to Phoenix2026-02-122026-05-1426
PHXCLT Phoenix to Charlotte2026-03-082026-04-0630
LASPHL Las Vegas to Philadelphia2026-01-082026-02-0920
CLTORD Charlotte to Chicago2025-12-182026-01-0519
LAXDFW Los Angeles to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-12-042025-12-1714
RNOPHX Reno to Phoenix2025-11-022025-12-0231
DFWSAV Dallas–Fort Worth to Savannah2025-10-062025-11-0127
SAVDFW Savannah to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-10-062025-11-0127
INDPHL Indianapolis to Philadelphia2025-01-072025-01-071
LASLAX Las Vegas to Los Angeles2024-12-182024-12-181
PHLCLT Philadelphia to Charlotte2024-12-042024-12-041
CLTSDF Charlotte to Louisville2024-11-052024-11-051
ORDJFK Chicago to New York2024-11-042024-11-041
CLTCHS Charlotte to Charleston2024-10-312024-10-311
LAXLAS Los Angeles to Las Vegas2024-09-042024-09-041
BOSCLT Boston to Charlotte2024-08-062024-08-061

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2048 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 717 records of AA2048 operating PHXSMF, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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