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

Sacramento → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 12:18 SMF → 20:02 ATL
    DL 904 · Delta · 4h 44m · 91% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 ATL → 22:34 DAL
    DL 1104 · Delta · 2h 19m · 82% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 16mSMF 12:18 to DAL 22:34, 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.