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

Sacramento → Houston via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 74%

  1. 13:30 SMF → 16:12 SLC
    DL 1423 · Delta · 1h 42m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 33m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 SLC → 21:52 IAH
    DL 2514 · Delta · 3h 07m · 79% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 33m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 22mSMF 13:30 to IAH 21:52, 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.