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

Los Angeles → Atlanta via Sacramento: arrives on time 88%

  1. 18:51 LAX → 20:25 SMF
    DL 3759 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 34m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:00 SMF → 05:32 ATL +1 day
    DL 878 · Delta · 4h 32m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 41mLAX 18:51 to ATL 05:32, 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.