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

Missoula → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 78%

  1. 16:19 MSO → 17:50 SFO
    UA 5417 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 31m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 SFO → 22:49 SAN
    UA 1863 · United · 1h 49m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 1 h behind Missoula). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 30mMSO 16:19 to SAN 22:49, 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.