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

Sacramento → Charlotte via Phoenix: arrives on time 88%

  1. 05:10 SMF → 07:05 PHX
    WN 3815 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:06 PHX → 17:30 CLT
    AA 1678 · American · 4h 24m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 91 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip9h 20mSMF 05:10 to CLT 17:30, 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.