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

Sacramento → Dallas via Denver: arrives on time 71%

  1. 05:00 SMF → 08:22 DEN
    UA 1889 · United · 2h 22m · 97% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:05 DEN → 13:10 DAL
    WN 1518 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 75% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 10mSMF 05:00 to DAL 13:10, 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.