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

Houston → Sacramento via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 13:10 HOU → 16:18 ATL
    DL 1195 · Delta · 2h 08m · 80% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 4h 41m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 ATL → 22:54 SMF
    DL 682 · Delta · 4h 55m · 82% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 11h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 236 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 41m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip11h 44mHOU 13:10 to SMF 22:54, 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.