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

Sacramento → Denver via Santa Ana: arrives on time 99%

  1. 06:10 SMF → 07:35 SNA
    WN 3829 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Santa Ana (SNA) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:20 SNA → 13:43 DEN
    UA 2843 · United · 2h 23m · 99% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 48 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 time99%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (99%).
Total trip6h 33mSMF 06:10 to DEN 13:43, 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.