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

Denver → Long Beach via Sacramento: arrives on time 82%

  1. 13:30 DEN → 14:58 SMF
    WN 1741 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:15 SMF → 17:40 LGB
    WN 2485 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 10mDEN 13:30 to LGB 17:40, 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.