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

Sacramento → Las Vegas via San Francisco: arrives on time 37%

  1. 19:03 SMF → 20:10 SFO
    UA 5961 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 07m · 43% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 SFO → 23:10 LAS
    UA 406 · United · 1h 55m · 77% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip4h 07mSMF 19:03 to LAS 23:10, 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.