Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Sacramento → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 71%
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07:00 SMF → 13:10 ORDUA 2370 · United · 4h 10m · 87% on time, 3.2% cancelled
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2h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:05 ORD → 19:10 IAHUA 714 · United · 3h 05m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 10h 10m, 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 connection99%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip10h 10mSMF 07:00 to IAH 19:10, 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.