tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 87%

  1. 07:10 IAH → 08:39 LAX
    DL 1216 · Delta · 3h 29m · 94% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 36m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:15 LAX → 13:35 SMF
    WN 265 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 126 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 36m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 25mIAH 07:10 to SMF 13:35, 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.