Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Ana → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 79%
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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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3h 25m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:15 SFO → 05:51 EWR +1 dayUA 698 · United · 5h 36m · 84% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 10h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark 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 time79%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip10h 39mSNA 16:12 to EWR 05:51, 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.