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

Houston → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 89%

  1. 07:20 IAH → 08:57 LAX
    UA 2600 · United · 3h 37m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 08m 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 8h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 98 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 13mIAH 07:20 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.