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

Sacramento → Chicago via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 67%

  1. 13:30 SMF → 16:12 SLC
    DL 1423 · Delta · 1h 42m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 SLC → 21:29 ORD
    DL 2413 · Delta · 3h 12m · 75% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 03mSMF 13:30 to ORD 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.