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

Santa Barbara → Denver via San Francisco: arrives on time 85%

  1. 16:03 SBA → 17:29 SFO
    UA 5256 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 74% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 27m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:56 SFO → 23:43 DEN
    UA 2019 · United · 2h 47m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Santa Barbara). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 102 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 27m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 40mSBA 16:03 to DEN 23:43, 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.