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

Sacramento → Newark via San Diego: arrives on time 86%

  1. 09:30 SMF → 11:00 SAN
    WN 3818 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 14:24 SAN → 22:59 EWR
    UA 1827 · United · 5h 35m · 88% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 10h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 114 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip10h 29mSMF 09:30 to EWR 22:59, 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.