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

Dallas-Fort Worth → San Diego via Denver: arrives on time 82%

  1. 09:07 DFW → 10:25 DEN
    F9 2549 · Frontier · 2h 21m · 85% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 05m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:30 DEN → 14:55 SAN
    UA 1302 · United · 2h 25m · 87% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 95 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 05m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 48mDFW 09:07 to SAN 14:55, 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.