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

Sacramento → Houston via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 87%

  1. 05:30 SMF → 08:11 SLC
    DL 1526 · Delta · 1h 41m · 97% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:25 SLC → 13:28 IAH
    DL 2502 · Delta · 3h 03m · 90% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 58mSMF 05:30 to IAH 13:28, 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.