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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Sacramento via Minneapolis: arrives on time 78%

  1. 07:00 DFW → 09:30 MSP
    DL 1276 · Delta · 2h 30m · 90% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:23 MSP → 12:11 SMF
    DL 1701 · Delta · 3h 48m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip7h 11mDFW 07:00 to SMF 12:11, 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.