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

Palm Springs → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 56%

  1. 16:07 PSP → 17:50 SFO
    UA 4786 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 43m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 SFO → 20:29 LAX
    UA 1427 · United · 1h 44m · 83% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 22mPSP 16:07 to LAX 20:29, 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.