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

Dallas → Seattle via Sacramento: arrives on time 51%

  1. 07:40 DAL → 09:15 SMF
    WN 4218 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 SMF → 12:55 SEA
    WN 1739 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 15mDAL 07:40 to SEA 12:55, 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.