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

Sacramento → Newark via Santa Ana: arrives on time 87%

  1. 16:05 SMF → 17:35 SNA
    WN 3833 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Santa Ana (SNA) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 21:15 SNA → 05:33 EWR +1 day
    UA 2186 · United · 5h 18m · 90% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 10h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip10h 28mSMF 16:05 to EWR 05:33, 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.