Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Chicago via San Francisco: arrives on time 79%
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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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3h 20m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:30 SFO → 05:57 ORD +1 dayUA 368 · United · 4h 27m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 8h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 54mSMF 19:03 to ORD 05:57, 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.