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

Missoula → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 38%

  1. 16:19 MSO → 17:50 SFO
    UA 5417 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 31m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 SFO → 20:53 SAN
    UA 1343 · United · 1h 53m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 1 h behind Missoula). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 34mMSO 16:19 to SAN 20:53, 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.