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

Sacramento → Nashville via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 06:35 SMF → 14:12 ATL
    DL 741 · Delta · 4h 37m · 93% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 47m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:59 ATL → 16:09 BNA
    DL 1693 · Delta · 1h 10m · 80% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 62 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 47m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 34mSMF 06:35 to BNA 16:09, 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.