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

Sacramento → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 12:18 SMF → 20:02 ATL
    DL 904 · Delta · 4h 44m · 91% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 42m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:44 ATL → 23:56 IAH
    DL 1601 · Delta · 2h 12m · 76% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 9h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 117 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 42m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip9h 38mSMF 12:18 to IAH 23:56, 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.