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

Sacramento → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 84%

  1. 10:13 SMF → 12:05 LAX
    UA 6021 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 52m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:20 LAX → 20:49 IAH
    UA 2377 · United · 3h 29m · 87% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 36mSMF 10:13 to IAH 20:49, 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.