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

Sacramento → San Francisco via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 12:15 SMF → 13:45 LAX
    WN 4844 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 72% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:10 LAX → 18:38 SFO
    UA 233 · United · 1h 28m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 115 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 23mSMF 12:15 to SFO 18:38, 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.