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

Burbank → Houston via Sacramento: arrives on time 85%

  1. 09:05 BUR → 10:30 SMF
    WN 2638 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 96% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:15 SMF → 19:10 IAH
    UA 1949 · United · 3h 55m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Burbank). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 05mBUR 09:05 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.