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

Sacramento → Boise via Phoenix: arrives on time 33%

  1. 19:50 SMF → 21:45 PHX
    WN 4285 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 PHX → 01:48 BOI +1 day
    WN 2554 · Southwest · 2h 02m · 60% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boise is 1 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 57mSMF 19:50 to BOI 01:48, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.