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

Dallas → Sacramento via Burbank: arrives on time 47%

  1. 11:55 DAL → 13:05 BUR
    WN 4076 · Southwest · 3h 10m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Burbank (BUR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:00 BUR → 15:20 SMF
    WN 851 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 25mDAL 11:55 to SMF 15:20, 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.