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

Newark → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 86%

  1. 10:45 EWR → 13:41 LAX
    UA 2679 · United · 5h 56m · 78% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 37m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:18 LAX → 18:51 SMF
    AA 6346 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 33m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 11h 06m, 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 127 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 37m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip11h 06mEWR 10:45 to SMF 18:51, 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.