Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Palm Springs via San Francisco: arrives on time 29%
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11:46 SMF → 12:53 SFOUA 5248 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 07m · 57% on time, 2.7% cancelled
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47m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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13:40 SFO → 15:26 PSPUA 5312 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 46m · 72% on time, 1.0% cancelled
Total trip 3h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip3h 40mSMF 11:46 to PSP 15:26, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.