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

Atlanta → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 86%

  1. 12:35 ATL → 14:15 LAX
    DL 895 · Delta · 4h 40m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 28m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:43 LAX → 18:15 SMF
    DL 3712 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 32m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 103 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 28m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 40mATL 12:35 to SMF 18:15, 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.