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

Sacramento → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 14:55 SMF → 20:28 DFW
    AA 2634 · American · 3h 33m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:16 DFW → 22:24 SNA
    AA 348 · American · 3h 08m · 74% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 29mSMF 14:55 to SNA 22:24, 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.