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

Sacramento → Austin via San Francisco: arrives on time 80%

  1. 19:03 SMF → 20:10 SFO
    UA 5961 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 07m · 43% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 49m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:59 SFO → 05:46 AUS +1 day
    UA 1807 · United · 3h 47m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 184 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 49m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 43mSMF 19:03 to AUS 05:46, 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.