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

Sacramento → Denver via Portland: arrives on time 96%

  1. 05:20 SMF → 06:50 PDX
    WN 4099 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Portland (PDX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:50 PDX → 12:24 DEN
    UA 2375 · United · 2h 34m · 97% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 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 30 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time96%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip6h 04mSMF 05:20 to DEN 12:24, 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.