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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Sacramento via Houston: arrives on time 92%

  1. 05:10 DFW → 06:22 IAH
    UA 2260 · United · 1h 12m · 95% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 38m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 IAH → 12:07 SMF
    UA 2773 · United · 4h 07m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 173 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 38m layover.
Arrives on time92%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (95%).
Total trip8h 57mDFW 05:10 to SMF 12:07, 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.