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

Sacramento → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 SMF → 07:40 LAX
    DL 3969 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:40 LAX → 15:04 IAH
    DL 1143 · Delta · 3h 25m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 05mSMF 06:00 to IAH 15:04, 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.