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DL 741 on time

Delta Air Lines 741: Sacramento to Atlanta at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
365 flights · likely 89–94%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 12 DL 741 flights from Sacramento arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 741: SMF → ATL

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5298%
Thursday5296%
Friday5285%
Saturday5290%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%

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Questions

How often is DL 741 from SMF to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 741 from Sacramento, CA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.