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

Sacramento → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 44%

  1. 12:18 SMF → 20:02 ATL
    DL 904 · Delta · 4h 44m · 91% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:50 ATL → 22:11 DFW
    DL 3161 · Delta · 2h 22m · 55% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip7h 54mSMF 12:18 to DFW 22:11, 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.