Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → San Francisco via Philadelphia: arrives on time 36%
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17:05 PIT → 18:34 PHLAA 2312 · American · 1h 23m · 63% on time, 5.6% cancelled
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1h 12m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:46 PHL → 23:10 SFOAA 3166 · American · 6h 24m · 57% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 9h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip9h 05mPIT 17:05 to SFO 23:10, 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.