Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Sacramento → Newark via Charlotte: arrives on time 80%

  1. 22:03 SMF → 06:08 CLT
    AA 2464 · American · 5h 05m · 88% on time, 2.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:00 CLT → 09:59 EWR +1 day
    AA 1782 · American · 1h 59m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 67 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 52m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 56mSMF 22:03 to EWR 09:59, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.