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

Sacramento → Denver via Dallas: arrives on time 72%

  1. 05:05 SMF → 10:20 DAL
    WN 4274 · Southwest · 3h 15m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:35 DAL → 12:35 DEN
    WN 3563 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 78% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 30mSMF 05:05 to DEN 12:35, 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.