Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 72%
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19:03 SMF → 20:10 SFOUA 5961 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 07m · 43% on time, 3.0% cancelled
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2h 25m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:35 SFO → 07:00 EWR +1 dayUA 1141 · United · 5h 25m · 83% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 57mSMF 19:03 to EWR 07:00, 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.