DL904Delta Air Lines · SMF → ATL
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL904 SacramentoSMF · 12:19 AtlantaATL · 19:49

DL904 by Delta Air Lines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Atlanta
19:24

estimated arrival at ATL · local time · ~3h 20m from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
SMF1,811 mi · ~3h 20m leftATL
33,000 ftAltitudecruising
560 mphSpeed487 kt
97°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 58m

⚖ DL904 typically leaves +9 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-18
−25 arrival
10-17
+14 gate · −11 arrival
10-16
+26 gate · −1 arrival
10-15
+17 gate · −4 arrival
10-14
+9 gate · −11 arrival
10-13
+11 gate · −20 arrival
10-12
+8 gate · −33 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 13 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
DL769departs 22:40

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 ~11 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 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
10-18SMF 12:19ATL 19:49 19:24 (−25)
10-17SMF 12:19 12:33 (+14)ATL 19:49 19:38 (−11)
10-16SMF 12:19 12:45 (+26)ATL 19:49 19:48 (−1)
10-15SMF 12:19 12:36 (+17)ATL 19:49 19:45 (−4)
10-14SMF 12:19 12:28 (+9)ATL 19:49 19:38 (−11)
10-13SMF 12:19 12:30 (+11)ATL 19:49 19:29 (−20)
10-12SMF 12:19 12:27 (+8)ATL 19:49 19:16 (−33)
10-11SMF 12:19 12:30 (+11)ATL 19:49 19:24 (−25)
10-10SMF 12:19 12:25 (+6)ATL 19:49 19:17 (−32)
10-09SMF 12:19 12:27 (+8)ATL 19:49 19:35 (−14)
10-08SMF 12:19 12:27 (+8)ATL 19:49 19:37 (−12)
10-07SMF 12:27 (+0)ATL 19:49 19:28 (−21)
10-06SMF ATL 19:49 19:23 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N832DN, N907DN, N835DN, N811DZ.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and ATL published them.

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