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

Arcata/Eureka → Denver via San Francisco: arrives on time 9%

  1. 18:44 ACV → 20:07 SFO
    UA 5305 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 33% on time, 6.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 32m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 21:39 SFO → 01:34 DEN +1 day
    F9 3440 · Frontier · 2h 51m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Arcata/Eureka). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection16%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 84% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 32m layover.
Arrives on time9%First flight not cancelled (6.7% are) × connection made (16%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip5h 46mACV 18:44 to DEN 01:34, 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.