Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas → Sacramento via Denver: arrives on time 19%
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19:10 DAL → 20:30 DENWN 1304 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:35 DEN → 23:05 SMFWN 1744 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip5h 55mDAL 19:10 to SMF 23:05, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.