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

Sacramento → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 77%

  1. 06:00 SMF → 06:54 SFO
    UA 1954 · United · 54m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 SFO → 16:53 EWR
    UA 435 · United · 5h 38m · 83% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 53mSMF 06:00 to EWR 16:53, 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.