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

Houston → Long Beach via Sacramento: arrives on time 96%

  1. 07:35 HOU → 09:25 SMF
    WN 2082 · Southwest · 3h 50m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 45m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:10 SMF → 14:40 LGB
    WN 2414 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 180 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 45m layover.
Arrives on time96%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip9h 05mHOU 07:35 to LGB 14:40, 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.