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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Santa Barbara via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 17:30 DFW → 18:44 LAX
    AA 1972 · American · 3h 14m · 53% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 4h 00m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 22:44 LAX → 23:44 SBA
    UA 4796 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 00m · 88% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 4h 00m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 14mDFW 17:30 to SBA 23:44, 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.