DL1701Delta Air Lines · MSP → SMF
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1701 MinneapolisMSP · 10:45 SacramentoSMF · 12:40

DL1701 by Delta Air Lines flies from Minneapolis (MSP) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Sacramento
13:16

estimated arrival at SMF · local time · ~1h 42m from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
SMF752 mi · ~1h 42m leftMSP
34,000 ftAltitudecruising
484 mphSpeed421 kt
254°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 36m

Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 8 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−38 arrival
11-03
−26 arrival
11-02
−13 arrival
11-01
−23 arrival
10-31
−26 arrival
10-30
−16 arrival
10-29
−25 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −24 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSPMinneapolisHigh riskMSP delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
MSP→SMFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.4%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MSP (Minneapolis), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Minneapolis

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 5°C to 8°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°C

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 Sacramento

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Minneapolis to Sacramento flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL574departs 18:30

If DL1701 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Minneapolis to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSP 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 DL1701 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1701 across the MSP and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1701 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:02 (−38)
11-03MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:14 (−26)
11-02MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:27 (−13)
11-01MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:17 (−23)
10-31MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:14 (−26)
10-30MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:24 (−16)
10-29MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 12:15 (−25)
10-28MSP 10:45SMF 12:40 13:11 (+31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N351NW, N344NW, N370NW, N360NW.

Board clocks recorded as MSP and SMF published them.

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