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

Sacramento → Orlando via Houston: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:15 SMF → 11:01 IAH
    UA 2863 · United · 3h 46m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:36 IAH → 18:14 MCO
    UA 496 · United · 2h 38m · 81% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Orlando is 3 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 170 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip9h 59mSMF 05:15 to MCO 18:14, 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.