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

Sacramento → San Francisco via San Diego: arrives on time 2%

  1. 16:40 SMF → 18:10 SAN
    WN 4292 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 SAN → 20:42 SFO
    WN 3534 · Southwest · 1h 42m · 12% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection21%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 79% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time2%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (21%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (12%).
Total trip4h 02mSMF 16:40 to SFO 20:42, 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.