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

Newark → Sacramento via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 76%

  1. 17:59 EWR → 21:18 SLC
    DL 2033 · Delta · 5h 19m · 78% on time, 4.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 46m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:04 SLC → 23:44 SMF
    DL 1582 · Delta · 1h 44m · 90% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 61 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 46m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip8h 49mEWR 17:59 to SMF 23:44, 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.