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

Sacramento → Newark via Minneapolis: arrives on time 70%

  1. 06:15 SMF → 11:40 MSP
    DL 2229 · Delta · 3h 25m · 92% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 30m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:10 MSP → 17:53 EWR
    DL 2866 · Delta · 2h 45m · 76% on time, 5.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 105 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 30m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (5.7% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 40mSMF 06:15 to EWR 17:53, 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.