Flight Reliability
DL 741 · Delta Air Lines
Sacramento → Atlanta (SMF–ATL)
95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Skip Saturday if you can.
DL 741 arrived on time 98% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 88%.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 741 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon90%(50 flights)
- Tue92%(52 flights)
- Wed98%(52 flights)
- Thu98%(52 flights)
- Fri90%(51 flights)
- Sat88%(51 flights)
- Sun92%(52 flights)
90%
May
Jun 79% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| July 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 100% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 97% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 96% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 93%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 360
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 365 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.