Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL904
Atlanta (ATL) to Sacramento (SMF) · scheduled 9:15 AM – 11:06 AM
How DL904 performs
1,096 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL904 arrived on time 88.3% of the time, against 83.1% for all ATL → SMF flights — this specific departure is 5.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.2 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,096 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL904 | 88.3% | 1.28% | -8 min | 2.6% | 1,096 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → SMF | 83.1% | 0.92% | -6 min | 4.4% | 2,949 |
| All ATL → SMF flights | 83.1% | 0.92% | -6 min | 4.4% | 2,949 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL904 run worse on particular days?
Thursday is historically the most reliable day and Tuesday the least, a gap of 8.3 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes DL904 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMF→ATL Sacramento to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2026-06-30 | 1,034 | 87.2% |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL904 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,096 records of DL904 operating ATL → SMF, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.