Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Long Beach → Houston via Sacramento: arrives on time 79%
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09:55 LGB → 11:20 SMFWN 2504 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 85% on time, 2.0% cancelled
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1h 55m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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13:15 SMF → 19:10 IAHUA 1949 · United · 3h 55m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip7h 15mLGB 09:55 to IAH 19:10, 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.