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

Houston → Sacramento via Denver: arrives on time 70%

  1. 06:30 IAH → 08:06 DEN
    F9 3229 · Frontier · 2h 36m · 88% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:01 DEN → 10:40 SMF
    F9 3665 · Frontier · 2h 39m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 10mIAH 06:30 to SMF 10:40, 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.