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

San Diego → Seattle via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 57%

  1. 13:25 SAN → 16:32 SLC
    DL 1296 · Delta · 2h 07m · 87% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:20 SLC → 18:36 SEA
    DL 871 · Delta · 2h 16m · 82% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 11mSAN 13:25 to SEA 18:36, 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.