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

Kansas City → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 85%

  1. 15:55 MCI → 17:20 LAX
    DL 1517 · Delta · 3h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:51 LAX → 20:25 SMF
    DL 3759 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 34m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 30mMCI 15:55 to SMF 20:25, 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.