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

Sacramento → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 23%

  1. 12:00 SMF → 17:55 MDW
    WN 3769 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 72% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:50 MDW → 21:45 ATL
    WN 4140 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 36% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip6h 45mSMF 12:00 to ATL 21:45, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.