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

Palm Springs → Sacramento via San Francisco: arrives on time 12%

  1. 14:37 PSP → 16:18 SFO
    UA 5946 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 41m · 39% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:08 SFO → 18:16 SMF
    UA 5796 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 08m · 78% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 3h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection15%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 85% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time12%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (15%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip3h 39mPSP 14:37 to SMF 18:16, 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.