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

Dulles → Sacramento via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 12:37 IAD → 14:34 ATL
    DL 1444 · Delta · 1h 56m · 83% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:59 ATL → 19:53 SMF
    DL 743 · Delta · 4h 54m · 77% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 10h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip10h 16mIAD 12:37 to SMF 19:53, 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.