Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Indianapolis → San Francisco via Philadelphia: arrives on time 45%
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19:02 IND → 21:00 PHLAA 1957 · American · 1h 58m · 69% on time, 4.9% cancelled
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50m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:50 PHL → 00:59 SFO +1 dayAA 3295 · American · 6h 09m · 81% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip8h 57mIND 19:02 to SFO 00:59, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.