Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → San Diego via Newark: arrives on time 28%
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17:55 DCA → 19:28 EWRUA 4180 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 33m · 57% on time, 11.4% cancelled
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1h 19m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:47 EWR → 23:40 SANUA 1513 · United · 5h 53m · 50% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (11.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip8h 45mDCA 17:55 to SAN 23:40, 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.