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

Los Angeles → Sacramento via Seattle: arrives on time 85%

  1. 11:59 LAX → 14:54 SEA
    DL 1045 · Delta · 2h 55m · 89% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 06m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:00 SEA → 19:01 SMF
    DL 4043 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 2h 01m · 89% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 81 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 06m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 02mLAX 11:59 to SMF 19:01, 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.