DL743Delta Air Lines · ATL → SMF
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL743 AtlantaATL · 16:59 SacramentoSMF · 18:57

DL743 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sacramento · position data
18:54

arrived at SMF · 3 min early

⚖ DL743 typically leaves +21 and lands −5. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+14 gate · −5 arrival
10-19
+14 gate · −5 arrival
10-18
+26 gate · +0 arrival
10-16
+29 gate · −5 arrival
10-15
+25 gate · −16 arrival
10-12
+23 gate · +27 arrival
10-11
+21 gate · −5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 9 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
37%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 →

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 Atlanta to Sacramento flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL904departs 09:09
DL682departs 19:59

If DL743 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 DL743 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL743 across the ATL and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 DL743 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
10-20ATL 16:59 17:13 (+14)SMF 18:57 18:52 (−5)
10-19ATL 16:59 17:13 (+14)SMF 18:57 18:52 (−5)
10-18ATL 16:59 17:25 (+26)SMF 18:57 (+0)
10-16ATL 16:59 17:28 (+29)SMF 18:57 18:52 (−5)
10-15ATL 16:59 17:24 (+25)SMF 18:57 18:41 (−16)
10-12ATL 16:59 17:22 (+23)SMF 18:31 18:58 (+27)
10-11ATL 16:59 17:20 (+21)SMF 18:57 18:52 (−5)
10-09ATL 16:59 17:11 (+12)SMF 18:57 18:32 (−25)
10-08ATL 16:59 17:09 (+10)SMF 18:57 18:30 (−27)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N892DN, N887DN, N882DN, N862DN.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and SMF published them.

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