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

Sacramento → Long Beach via Denver: arrives on time 50%

  1. 08:50 SMF → 12:16 DEN
    UA 2285 · United · 2h 26m · 98% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 49m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 14:05 DEN → 15:35 LGB
    WN 4259 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 51% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 49m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 40mSMF 08:50 to LGB 15:35, 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.