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

Houston → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:30 IAH → 08:06 DEN
    F9 3229 · Frontier · 2h 36m · 88% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 14m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:20 DEN → 12:51 SNA
    UA 1320 · United · 2h 31m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 104 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 14m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 21mIAH 06:30 to SNA 12:51, 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.