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

Sacramento → Austin via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 11:26 SMF → 13:03 LAX
    DL 3755 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 39m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:31 LAX → 21:44 AUS
    AA 4979 · American, flown by SkyWest · 3h 13m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip8h 18mSMF 11:26 to AUS 21:44, 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.