Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Kansas City → Sacramento via San Francisco: arrives on time 17%
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19:59 MCI → 21:50 SFOUA 1429 · United · 3h 51m · 24% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 04m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:54 SFO → 23:59 SMFUA 1302 · United · 1h 05m · 59% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip6h 00mMCI 19:59 to SMF 23:59, 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.