tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Sacramento → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 22:00 SMF → 05:32 ATL
    DL 878 · Delta · 4h 32m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:55 ATL → 10:05 DAL +1 day
    WN 4394 · Southwest · 2h 10m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 113 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip10h 05mSMF 22:00 to DAL 10:05, 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.