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

Sacramento → Charlotte via Denver: arrives on time 68%

  1. 11:25 SMF → 14:58 DEN
    F9 3666 · Frontier · 2h 31m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:52 DEN → 21:19 CLT
    F9 1362 · Frontier · 3h 27m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 54mSMF 11:25 to CLT 21:19, 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.