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

Sacramento → Nashville via San Diego: arrives on time 93%

  1. 18:45 SMF → 20:20 SAN
    WN 4293 · Southwest · 1h 35m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 20m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 SAN → 04:45 BNA +1 day
    WN 3480 · Southwest · 4h 05m · 96% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 95 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 20m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip8h 00mSMF 18:45 to BNA 04:45, 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.