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

Newark → Sacramento via Denver: arrives on time 79%

  1. 07:51 EWR → 10:09 DEN
    UA 1701 · United · 4h 18m · 81% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:35 DEN → 15:10 SMF
    UA 662 · United · 2h 35m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip10h 19mEWR 07:51 to SMF 15:10, 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.