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

Sacramento → Houston via San Francisco: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:00 SMF → 06:54 SFO
    UA 1954 · United · 54m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 01m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:55 SFO → 15:07 IAH
    UA 2498 · United · 4h 12m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 76 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 01m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 07mSMF 06:00 to IAH 15:07, 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.