Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Ana → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 31%
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09:45 SNA → 11:21 SFOUA 5562 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 14m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:35 SFO → 21:25 EWRUA 1597 · United · 5h 50m · 66% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip8h 40mSNA 09:45 to EWR 21:25, 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.