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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Sacramento via Seattle: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:20 DFW → 08:40 SEA
    DL 804 · Delta · 4h 20m · 86% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:10 SEA → 12:18 SMF
    DL 4125 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 2h 08m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 58mDFW 06:20 to SMF 12:18, 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.