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

Newark → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 08:53 LAX
    UA 2434 · United · 5h 53m · 79% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:05 LAX → 13:32 SMF
    DL 3812 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 28m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 102 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip10h 33mEWR 06:00 to SMF 13:32, 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.