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

Dallas → Portland via Sacramento: arrives on time 86%

  1. 07:40 DAL → 09:15 SMF
    WN 4218 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 31m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:46 SMF → 13:18 PDX
    AS 621 · Alaska · 1h 32m · 100% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 61 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 31m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (100%).
Total trip7h 38mDAL 07:40 to PDX 13:18, 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.