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

Newark → Sacramento via Santa Ana: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:42 EWR → 09:35 SNA
    UA 2423 · United · 5h 53m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Santa Ana (SNA) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:50 SNA → 13:25 SMF
    WN 3001 · Southwest · 1h 35m · 88% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip9h 43mEWR 06:42 to SMF 13:25, 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.