Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Dallas-Fort Worth via Houston: arrives on time 53%
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13:15 SMF → 19:10 IAHUA 1949 · United · 3h 55m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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49m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:59 IAH → 21:25 DFWUA 1949 · United · 1h 26m · 71% on time, 0.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip6h 10mSMF 13:15 to DFW 21:25, 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.