DL904Delta Air Lines · SMF → ATL
live · 12m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL904 SacramentoSMF · 12:08 AtlantaATL · 19:44

DL904 by Delta Air Lines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today
12:08

departs SMF · on schedule

⚖ DL904 typically leaves +13 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
−17 arrival
09-11
+13 gate · −17 arrival
09-10
+12 gate · −23 arrival
09-09
+14 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
+44 gate · +4 arrival
09-07
+12 gate · −30 arrival
09-06
+30 gate · −16 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
ATLAtlantaModerate riskATL delay board →
SMF→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ATL (Atlanta), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL741departs 06:56
DL878departs 22:00
DL408departs 22:14

If DL904 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL904 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL904 across the SMF and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL904 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
09-12SMF 12:08ATL 19:44 19:27 (−17)
09-11SMF 12:08 12:21 (+13)ATL 19:44 19:27 (−17)
09-10SMF 12:08 12:20 (+12)ATL 19:44 19:21 (−23)
09-09SMF 12:08 12:22 (+14)ATL 19:44 19:26 (−18)
09-08SMF 12:08 12:52 (+44)ATL 19:44 19:48 (+4)
09-07SMF 12:16 12:28 (+12)ATL 20:00 19:30 (−30)
09-06SMF 12:16 12:46 (+30)ATL 20:00 19:44 (−16)
09-05SMF 12:16 12:33 (+17)ATL 20:00 20:11 (+11)
09-04SMF 12:16 12:19 (+3)ATL 20:00 19:18 (−42)
09-03SMF 12:16 12:23 (+7)ATL 20:00 19:19 (−41)
09-02SMF 12:16 12:24 (+8)ATL 20:00 19:21 (−39)
09-01SMF 12:16 12:28 (+12)ATL 20:00 19:25 (−35)
08-31SMF 12:16 12:32 (+16)ATL 20:00 19:44 (−16)
08-30SMF 12:16 12:31 (+15)ATL 20:00 19:42 (−18)
08-29SMF 12:23 12:29 (+6)ATL 20:00 19:31 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N944DZ, N843DN, N917DU, N821DN.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and ATL published them.

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