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

Washington → San Francisco via Newark: arrives on time 64%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:19 EWR
    UA 4167 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 19m · 93% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 EWR → 11:29 SFO
    UA 1777 · United · 6h 14m · 72% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip8h 29mDCA 06:00 to SFO 11:29, 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.