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DL 4043 on time

Delta Air Lines 4043: Seattle to Sacramento at 5:00 p.m.; Sacramento to Seattle at 7:41 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SEA → SMF, its busiest leg

On time
88%
316 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 4043 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 4043: SEA → SMF

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 5:00 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4043. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (316 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92OctNov 2025: 95% on time (20 flights)95NovDec 2025: 100% on time (19 flights)100DecJan 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4990%
Tuesday4892%
Wednesday4890%
Thursday4892%
Friday4881%
Saturday2990%
Sunday4685%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Severe weather 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

All flights SEA → SMF · Connecting off DL 4043? Check the risk

DL 4043: SMF → SEA

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 7:41 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4043. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (157 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Sacramento to Seattle (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SMF–SEA flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:52 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (11 flights)AprJun 2025: 50% on time (18 flights)50JunJul 2025: 65% on time (23 flights)65JulAug 2025: 45% on time (20 flights)45AugSep 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94SepOct 2025: too few flights (4 flights)OctFeb 2026: too few flights (13 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2383%
Tuesday2291%
Wednesday2282%
Thursday2580%
Friday2572%
Saturday17—
Sunday2391%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Severe weather 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%

All flights SMF → SEA · Connecting off DL 4043? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 4043 from SEA to SMF late?

Delta Air Lines 4043 from Seattle, WA to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 316 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 4043 from SMF to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 4043 from Sacramento, CA to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 157 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.