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

Chicago → Sacramento via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 38%

  1. 16:51 ORD → 19:28 DFW
    AA 2988 · American · 2h 37m · 46% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 DFW → 22:33 SMF
    AA 3314 · American · 3h 34m · 59% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip7h 42mORD 16:51 to SMF 22:33, 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.