Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 75%

  1. 05:51 EWR → 08:40 DFW
    AA 2728 · American · 3h 49m · 95% on time, 5.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:40 DFW → 10:52 SNA
    AA 2672 · American · 3h 08m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (5.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 57mEWR 05:51 to SNA 10:52, 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.