Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Houston via San Francisco: arrives on time 77%
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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 49m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:59 SFO → 06:04 IAH +1 dayUA 505 · United · 4h 05m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled
Total trip 9h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 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 time77%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 01mSMF 19:03 to IAH 06:04, 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.