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

Sacramento → Orlando 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. 1h 24m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 IAH → 16:04 MCO
    UA 2662 · United · 2h 39m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 49mSMF 05:15 to MCO 16:04, 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.