Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Orlando → Sacramento via Newark: arrives on time 44%
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14:37 MCO → 17:30 EWRUA 1643 · United · 2h 53m · 74% on time, 4.5% cancelled
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49m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:19 EWR → 21:48 SMFUA 2624 · United · 6h 29m · 74% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 10h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip10h 11mMCO 14:37 to SMF 21:48, 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.