Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Nashville via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 21%
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14:55 SMF → 20:28 DFWAA 2634 · American · 3h 33m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:30 DFW → 23:28 BNAAA 2750 · American · 1h 58m · 34% on time, 6.5% cancelled
Total trip 6h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (6.5% are) and within 15 minutes (34%).
Total trip6h 33mSMF 14:55 to BNA 23:28, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.