DL682Delta Air Lines · ATL → SMF
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL682 AtlantaATL · 19:59 SacramentoSMF · 22:03

DL682 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Sacramento
22:36

estimated arrival at SMF · local time · ~3h 52m from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
SMF1,859 mi · ~3h 52m leftATL
34,000 ftAltitudecruising
488 mphSpeed424 kt
288°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 36 min

⚖ DL682 typically leaves +13 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-27
−19 arrival
10-26
+6 gate · −27 arrival
10-25
+19 gate · −10 arrival
10-24
+3 gate · −35 arrival
10-23
+6 gate · −30 arrival
10-22
+13 gate · −30 arrival
10-21
+11 gate · −24 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 · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
ATL→SMFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ATL and SMF are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Atlanta to Sacramento with Delta Air Lines · Wed 28 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.1%3.0× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.4%0.6× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Atlanta to Sacramento flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL904departs 09:09
DL743departs 16:59

If DL682 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL682 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL682 across the ATL and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 DL682 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
10-27ATL 19:59SMF 22:03 21:44 (−19)
10-26ATL 19:59 20:05 (+6)SMF 22:03 21:36 (−27)
10-25ATL 19:59 20:18 (+19)SMF 22:03 21:53 (−10)
10-24ATL 19:59 20:02 (+3)SMF 22:03 21:28 (−35)
10-23ATL 19:59 20:05 (+6)SMF 22:03 21:33 (−30)
10-22ATL 19:59 20:12 (+13)SMF 22:03 21:33 (−30)
10-21ATL 19:59 20:10 (+11)SMF 22:03 21:39 (−24)
10-20ATL 19:59 20:13 (+14)SMF 22:03 21:44 (−19)
10-19ATL 19:59 20:25 (+26)SMF 22:03 21:49 (−14)
10-18ATL 19:59 20:13 (+14)SMF 22:03 21:43 (−20)
10-17ATL 19:59 20:21 (+22)SMF 22:03 21:39 (−24)
10-16ATL 19:59 20:12 (+13)SMF 22:03 21:34 (−29)
10-15ATL 19:59 20:24 (+25)SMF 22:03 21:39 (−24)
10-14ATL 19:59 20:09 (+10)SMF 21:23 21:29 (+6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N941DZ, N894DN, N907DN, N896DN.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and SMF published them.

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