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

Sacramento → Phoenix via Santa Ana: arrives on time 37%

  1. 14:50 SMF → 16:20 SNA
    WN 3832 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Santa Ana (SNA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:15 SNA → 18:35 PHX
    WN 4514 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip3h 45mSMF 14:50 to PHX 18:35, 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.