Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Denver → Long Beach via Sacramento: arrives on time 95%

  1. 08:00 DEN → 09:35 SMF
    UA 2149 · United · 2h 35m · 94% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:10 SMF → 14:40 LGB
    WN 2414 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time95%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip7h 40mDEN 08:00 to LGB 14:40, 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.