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

Sacramento → Newark via Houston: arrives on time 73%

  1. 05:15 SMF → 11:01 IAH
    UA 2863 · United · 3h 46m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:46 IAH → 18:30 EWR
    UA 1397 · United · 3h 44m · 74% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip10h 15mSMF 05:15 to EWR 18:30, 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.