Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Ana → Dallas-Fort Worth via San Francisco: arrives on time 40%
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16:12 SNA → 17:50 SFOUA 5351 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 38m · 67% on time, 2.1% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:50 SFO → 00:37 DFW +1 dayUA 2478 · United · 3h 47m · 60% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip6h 25mSNA 16:12 to DFW 00:37, 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.