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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	SMF	DFW	3h 25m	81%	2.6%	1,631	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	SMF 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1889	1h 18m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	5h 48m	99%	92%
Delta Details →	SMF 09:21 → LAX 10:58DL 3700 · flown by SkyWest	2h 52m Los Angeles	LAX 13:50 → DFW 19:04DL 948	7h 43m	98%	84%
American Details →	SMF 19:21 → LAX 21:01AA 6346 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m Los Angeles	LAX 00:31 → DFW 05:41 +1AA 971	8h 20m	100%	84%
American Details →	SMF 06:00 → PHX 07:54AA 1867	2h 37m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	7h 10m	99%	84%
United Details →	SMF 06:00 → SFO 06:54UA 1954	1h 39m San Francisco	SFO 08:33 → DFW 14:25UA 1062	6h 25m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	SMF 05:30 → SLC 08:11DL 1526	1h 39m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:50 → DFW 13:33DL 2800	6h 03m	98%	82%
Alaska Details →	SMF 12:57 → SEA 14:56AS 1476	3h 00m Seattle	SEA 17:56 → DFW 23:59AS 424	9h 02m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	SMF 14:15 → LAX 15:52DL 3812 · flown by SkyWest	3h 01m Los Angeles	LAX 18:53 → DFW 23:59DL 420	7h 44m	99%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SMF 07:23 → SAN 09:05AS 1680	47m San Diego	SAN 09:52 → DFW 15:13AS 545	5h 50m	63%	55%
United Details →	SMF 13:15 → IAH 19:10UA 1949	49m Houston	IAH 19:59 → DFW 21:25UA 1949	6h 10m	75%	53%
Alaska Details →	SMF 08:03 → SEA 10:09AS 795	50m Seattle	SEA 10:59 → DFW 17:00AS 341	6h 57m	63%	40%

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

DEN · 1h 18m · leaves 05:00 1%

IAH · 1h 04m · leaves 05:15 5%

PDX · 58m · leaves 08:13 9%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 16:19 9%

ATL · 48m · leaves 12:18 16%

IAH · 49m · leaves 13:15 25%

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.


Southwest WN 3829 SMF 06:10 → SNA American AA 2680 SNA 10:25 → DFW Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 29m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 555 SMF 19:00 → SEA American AA 2429 SEA 00:44 → DFW Connection details →	3h 44m	9h 43m	100%	87%
United UA 5220 SMF 10:13 → LAX Delta DL 948 LAX 13:50 → DFW Connection details →	1h 45m	6h 51m	100%	86%

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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