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

Sacramento → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%

  1. 06:35 SMF → 14:12 ATL
    DL 741 · Delta · 4h 37m · 93% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 4h 27m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:39 ATL → 19:52 IAH
    DL 1131 · Delta · 2h 13m · 59% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 11h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 222 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 27m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip11h 17mSMF 06:35 to IAH 19:52, 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.