Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 39%
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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 05m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:15 SFO → 05:51 EWR +1 dayUA 698 · United · 5h 36m · 84% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 7h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 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 time39%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 48mSMF 19:03 to EWR 05:51, 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.