Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Sacramento → Atlanta via Ontario: arrives on time 93%

  1. 17:30 SMF → 18:55 ONT
    WN 480 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 75% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 05m layover in Ontario (ONT) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 22:00 ONT → 05:18 ATL +1 day
    DL 2892 · Delta · 4h 18m · 97% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 3 h ahead of Sacramento). Times are local. Both flew on 32 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 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 05m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip8h 48mSMF 17:30 to ATL 05:18, 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.