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

Sacramento → Kansas City via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 12:18 SMF → 20:02 ATL
    DL 904 · Delta · 4h 44m · 91% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:48 ATL → 23:59 MCI
    DL 2911 · Delta · 2h 11m · 81% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 9h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 46m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip9h 41mSMF 12:18 to MCI 23:59, 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.