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

Santa Ana → Houston via Sacramento: arrives on time 88%

  1. 08:50 SNA → 10:15 SMF
    WN 3868 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:15 SMF → 19:10 IAH
    UA 1949 · United · 3h 55m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 90 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 20mSNA 08:50 to IAH 19:10, 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.