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

Sacramento → Nashville via Atlanta: arrives on time 90%

  1. 22:00 SMF → 05:32 ATL
    DL 878 · Delta · 4h 32m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 59m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:31 ATL → 08:43 BNA +1 day
    DL 3069 · Delta · 1h 12m · 93% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 134 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 59m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip8h 43mSMF 22:00 to BNA 08:43, 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.