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

Sacramento → Dallas-Fort Worth via Los Angeles: arrives on time 84%

  1. 19:21 SMF → 21:01 LAX
    AA 6346 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 00:31 LAX → 05:41 DFW +1 day
    AA 971 · American · 3h 10m · 85% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 20mSMF 19:21 to DFW 05:41, 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.