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

Santa Ana → Fort Lauderdale via San Francisco: arrives on time 73%

  1. 16:12 SNA → 17:50 SFO
    UA 5351 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 38m · 67% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 SFO → 05:59 FLL +1 day
    UA 1230 · United · 5h 44m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip10h 47mSNA 16:12 to FLL 05:59, 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.