DL769Delta Air Lines · SMF → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL769 SacramentoSMF · 22:40 AtlantaATL · 06:09

DL769 by Delta Air Lines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:40

scheduled from SMF

⚖ DL769 typically leaves +13 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~27 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
10-16
+13 gate · −12 arrival
10-15
+25 gate · +0 arrival
10-12
+4 gate · −37 arrival
10-11
+8 gate · −29 arrival
10-09
+13 gate · −14 arrival
10-08
+11 gate · −12 arrival
10-05
+22 gate · −14 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
SMF→ATLevery 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 SMF and ATL 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
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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 07:00
DL904departs 12:08

If DL769 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 DL769 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL769 across the SMF and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 DL769 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
10-16SMF 22:40 22:53 (+13)ATL 06:09 05:57 (−12)
10-15SMF 22:40 23:05 (+25)ATL 06:09 (+0)
10-12SMF 22:40 22:44 (+4)ATL 06:09 05:32 (−37)
10-11SMF 22:40 22:48 (+8)ATL 06:09 05:40 (−29)
10-09SMF 22:40 22:53 (+13)ATL 06:09 05:55 (−14)
10-08SMF 22:40 22:51 (+11)ATL 06:09 05:57 (−12)
10-05SMF 22:55 23:17 (+22)ATL 06:22 06:08 (−14)
10-04SMF 22:53 23:04 (+11)ATL 06:20 06:00 (−20)
10-03SMF ATL 06:22 06:02 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N862DN, N913DU, N873DN, N922DZ.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and ATL published them.

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