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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dulles → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 87%

  1. 13:10 IAD → 15:42 LAX
    UA 1689 · United · 5h 32m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 18:51 LAX → 20:25 SMF
    DL 3759 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 34m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 99 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip10h 15mIAD 13:10 to SMF 20:25, 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.