Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Atlanta via San Francisco: arrives on time 45%
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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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1h 10m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:20 SFO → 05:20 ATL +1 dayUA 1603 · United · 5h 00m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 17mSMF 19:03 to ATL 05:20, 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.