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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Sacramento via Los Angeles: arrives on time 85%

  1. 11:55 HOU → 13:20 LAX
    WN 2008 · Southwest · 3h 25m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 58m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:18 LAX → 18:51 SMF
    AA 6346 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 33m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 148 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 58m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 56mHOU 11:55 to SMF 18:51, 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.