Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) – Sacramento (SMF)
In July 2026, 178 flights operated between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Sacramento (both directions), and 81.5% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay07:00–08:002.6min · 572 recorded · 566 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour10.1min07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights3,640ATL–SMF
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
12.76.30.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6563280
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
No observations
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06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
86
86
07:00
93.3%
2.6 min
566
572
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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46
47
09:00
89.2%
3.4 min
602
611
10:00
No observations
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11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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2
2
12:00
89.0%
5.9 min
643
656
13:00
No observations
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14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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2
2
15:00
No observations
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16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
89
89
17:00
78.0%
10.1 min
341
341
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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88
90
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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107
107
20:00
81.0%
12.7 min
495
501
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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32
32
22:00
91.7%
6.4 min
484
487
23:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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17
17
Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
10.75.40.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
5482740
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
85.3%
8.0 min
537
548
Tuesday
89.3%
5.4 min
542
542
Wednesday
91.1%
4.2 min
538
538
Thursday
89.0%
3.8 min
537
538
Friday
86.8%
6.3 min
538
544
Saturday
84.1%
9.6 min
383
394
Sunday
83.6%
10.7 min
525
536
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
14.27.10.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3541770
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
87.0%
9.6 min
323
332
Feb
89.4%
5.2 min
312
312
Mar
88.7%
5.0 min
345
354
Apr
89.8%
3.3 min
342
344
May
87.5%
3.2 min
345
348
Jun
85.3%
7.0 min
340
344
Jul
81.6%
9.2 min
353
354
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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163
164
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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153
154
Oct
89.4%
2.7 min
274
274
Nov
87.7%
8.8 min
301
306
Dec
83.1%
14.2 min
349
354
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time86.2%3,138
Delayed >15 min12.7%462
Cancelled1.1%40
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.