Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest DAL → SMF (3h 45m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Las Vegas (6h 00m) is more reliable, 94%, but takes 2h 15m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	SMF	3h 45m	72%	0.6%	660	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Sacramento on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Sacramento is 2 h behind Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → LAX 07:10WN 1326	2h 03m Los Angeles	LAX 09:13 → SMF 10:46DL 3755 · flown by SkyWest	6h 46m	100%	95%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	1h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 08:35 → SMF 10:05WN 860	6h 00m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:10 → SAN 07:05WN 1393	1h 35m San Diego	SAN 08:40 → SMF 10:20WN 4356	6h 10m	98%	92%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	1h 17m Phoenix	PHX 07:45 → SMF 09:45WN 2885	5h 43m	100%	91%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 07:00 → SLC 08:40WN 1408	2h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:35 → SMF 12:16DL 1423	7h 21m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:25 → LAS 08:10WN 2964	3h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 11:25 → SMF 13:00WN 4532	7h 35m	96%	85%
Southwest Details →	DAL 11:10 → LAX 12:20WN 1327	1h 40m Los Angeles	LAX 14:00 → SMF 15:25WN 2008	6h 15m	96%	81%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:15 → SEA 10:30WN 1406	3h 46m Seattle	SEA 14:16 → SMF 16:11AS 681	9h 56m	97%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 11:55 → BUR 13:05WN 4076	55m Burbank	BUR 14:00 → SMF 15:20WN 851	5h 25m	59%	47%
Southwest Details →	DAL 19:10 → LAS 20:00WN 1323	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 21:10 → SMF 22:45WN 2362	5h 30m	51%	24%
Southwest Details →	DAL 19:10 → DEN 20:30WN 1304	1h 05m Denver	DEN 21:35 → SMF 23:05WN 1744	5h 55m	60%	19%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 10:40 27%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 19:10 40%

LAX · 1h 05m · leaves 15:30 43%

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 19:10 49%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON