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

Sacramento → Houston via Denver: arrives on time 72%

  1. 13:00 SMF → 16:26 DEN
    UA 1961 · United · 2h 26m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:35 DEN → 23:06 IAH
    UA 475 · United · 2h 31m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip8h 06mSMF 13:00 to IAH 23:06, 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.