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

Sacramento → Minneapolis via Houston: arrives on time 70%

  1. 05:15 SMF → 11:01 IAH
    UA 2863 · United · 3h 46m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 19m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:20 IAH → 17:12 MSP
    UA 2150 · United · 2h 52m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 154 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 19m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip9h 57mSMF 05:15 to MSP 17:12, 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.