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

Sacramento → Austin via Portland: arrives on time 86%

  1. 05:20 SMF → 06:50 PDX
    WN 4099 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Portland (PDX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:30 PDX → 16:38 AUS
    AS 540 · Alaska · 4h 08m · 86% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 9h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 40 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 time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip9h 18mSMF 05:20 to AUS 16:38, 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.