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

Newark → Sacramento via Denver: arrives on time 81%

  1. 10:00 EWR → 12:18 DEN
    UA 2455 · United · 4h 18m · 83% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 45m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:03 DEN → 17:41 SMF
    UA 1208 · United · 2h 38m · 82% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 180 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 45m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip10h 41mEWR 10:00 to SMF 17:41, 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.