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

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

  1. 10:00 IAH → 12:07 SMF
    UA 2773 · United · 4h 07m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 08m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 14:15 SMF → 15:52 LAX
    DL 3812 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 08m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 52mIAH 10:00 to LAX 15:52, 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.