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

Long Beach → Newark via Sacramento: arrives on time 63%

  1. 19:22 LGB → 20:48 SMF
    WN 2507 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 06m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 22:54 SMF → 07:06 EWR +1 day
    UA 2132 · United · 5h 12m · 77% on time, 3.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 06m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip8h 44mLGB 19:22 to EWR 07:06, 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.