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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Atlanta → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 87%

  1. 07:15 ATL → 08:55 LAX
    DL 996 · Delta · 4h 40m · 89% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:15 LAX → 13:35 SMF
    WN 265 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 110 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip9h 20mATL 07:15 to SMF 13:35, 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.