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

Newark → Sacramento via Denver: arrives on time 75%

  1. 11:55 EWR → 14:13 DEN
    UA 1999 · United · 4h 18m · 88% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:03 DEN → 17:41 SMF
    UA 1208 · United · 2h 38m · 82% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 65 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 50m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 46mEWR 11:55 to SMF 17:41, 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.