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

Sacramento → Long Beach via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 64%

  1. 17:00 SMF → 19:43 SLC
    DL 1342 · Delta · 1h 42m · 83% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:33 SLC → 21:29 LGB
    DL 3124 · Delta · 1h 56m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 29mSMF 17:00 to LGB 21:29, 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.