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SMF → ATL

Sacramento International Airport Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
92.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
102 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,007
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 64%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 25%
  • Air traffic control & airport 11%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 98.7% 77
October 2025 90.6% 85
November 2025 93.3% 77
December 2025 88.1% 88
January 2026 97.6% 86
February 2026 94.9% 78
March 2026 88.0% 89
April 2026 97.6% 86
May 2026 93.1% 87
June 2026 94.2% 86
July 2026 87.5% 89
August 2026 92.3% 79

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Delta Air Lines 1,007 92.9% 1.4% 102 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL741

    8% late · 365 flights

  • DL904

    8% late · 364 flights

  • DL769

    5% late · 172 flights

  • DL878

    8% late · 49 flights

  • DL743

    3% late · 41 flights

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