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

Sacramento → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 90%

  1. 23:50 SMF → 05:45 MDW
    WN 3802 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:15 MDW → 10:05 ATL +1 day
    WN 3054 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip7h 15mSMF 23:50 to ATL 10:05, 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.