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

Houston → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 90%

  1. 12:33 IAH → 14:06 LAX
    UA 2460 · United · 3h 33m · 87% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 24m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:30 LAX → 18:06 SMF
    UA 5858 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 99 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 24m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 33mIAH 12:33 to SMF 18:06, 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.