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

Sacramento → Austin via Houston: arrives on time 83%

  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 → 15:22 AUS
    UA 2483 · United · 1h 02m · 84% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

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 time83%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip8h 07mSMF 05:15 to AUS 15:22, 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.