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

Sacramento → Kansas City via Los Angeles: arrives on time 88%

  1. 06:00 SMF → 07:40 LAX
    DL 3969 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 30m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:10 LAX → 15:45 MCI
    UA 5426 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 35m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City 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 60 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 30m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 45mSMF 06:00 to MCI 15:45, 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.