Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Sacramento via Las Vegas: arrives on time 15%
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17:00 LAX → 18:15 LASWN 1571 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 34% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Las Vegas (LAS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:20 LAS → 20:58 SMFWN 978 · Southwest · 1h 38m · 35% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 3h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (35%).
Total trip3h 58mLAX 17:00 to SMF 20:58, 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.