Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Missoula → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 51%
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16:19 MSO → 17:50 SFOUA 5417 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 31m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 16m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:06 SFO → 20:49 SANUA 1577 · United · 1h 43m · 78% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 1 h behind Missoula). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 30mMSO 16:19 to SAN 20:49, 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.