Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Newark via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%
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10:13 SMF → 12:05 LAXUA 6021 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 52m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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4h 05m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:10 LAX → 00:44 EWR +1 dayUA 1700 · United · 5h 34m · 84% on time, 1.5% cancelled
Total trip 11h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 13 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 200 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 05m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip11h 31mSMF 10:13 to EWR 00:44, 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.