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

Sacramento → Houston via San Diego: arrives on time 53%

  1. 15:15 SMF → 16:45 SAN
    WN 4774 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 53% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 SAN → 01:55 HOU +1 day
    WN 4675 · Southwest · 3h 15m · 54% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip7h 55mSMF 15:15 to HOU 01:55, 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.