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

Sacramento → Austin via Minneapolis: arrives on time 68%

  1. 13:21 SMF → 18:49 MSP
    DL 1701 · Delta · 3h 28m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 MSP → 22:25 AUS
    DL 2749 · Delta · 2h 45m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 09mSMF 13:21 to AUS 22:25, 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.