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

Dallas → Long Beach via Sacramento: arrives on time 94%

  1. 07:40 DAL → 09:15 SMF
    WN 4218 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 55m layover in Sacramento (SMF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:10 SMF → 14:40 LGB
    WN 2414 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 190 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 55m layover.
Arrives on time94%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip9h 00mDAL 07:40 to LGB 14:40, 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.