Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Salt Lake City via San Francisco: arrives on time 39%
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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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1h 03m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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13:56 SFO → 16:55 SLCUA 2017 · United · 1h 59m · 67% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 1 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 09mSMF 11:46 to SLC 16:55, 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.