Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Ana → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 56%
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19:27 SNA → 21:05 SFOUA 5339 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 38m · 50% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 30m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:35 SFO → 07:00 EWR +1 dayUA 1141 · United · 5h 25m · 83% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 33mSNA 19:27 to EWR 07:00, 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.