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

Sacramento → Nashville via Minneapolis: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:15 SMF → 11:40 MSP
    DL 2229 · Delta · 3h 25m · 92% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:55 MSP → 15:00 BNA
    DL 2843 · Delta · 2h 05m · 89% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 45mSMF 06:15 to BNA 15:00, 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.