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

Santa Ana → New York via Denver: arrives on time 63%

  1. 09:54 SNA → 13:18 DEN
    F9 4372 · Frontier · 2h 29m · 86% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 42m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:00 DEN → 21:54 LGA
    UA 2168 · United · 3h 54m · 67% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 9h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 42m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip9h 00mSNA 09:54 to LGA 21:54, 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.