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

New York → Sacramento via San Diego: arrives on time 77%

  1. 11:30 JFK → 14:27 SAN
    AS 35 · Alaska · 5h 57m · 77% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 16m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:43 SAN → 19:32 SMF
    AS 3410 · Alaska, flown by SkyWest · 1h 49m · 80% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 11h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 151 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 16m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip11h 02mJFK 11:30 to SMF 19:32, 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.