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

Sacramento → Dallas-Fort Worth via Los Angeles: arrives on time 79%

  1. 14:15 SMF → 15:52 LAX
    DL 3812 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:53 LAX → 23:59 DFW
    DL 420 · Delta · 3h 06m · 82% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 44mSMF 14:15 to DFW 23:59, 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.