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

Sacramento → Nashville via Houston: arrives on time 72%

  1. 05:15 SMF → 11:01 IAH
    UA 2863 · United · 3h 46m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:55 IAH → 14:02 BNA
    UA 1318 · United · 2h 07m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 47mSMF 05:15 to BNA 14:02, 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.