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

Santa Barbara → San Francisco via Los Angeles: arrives on time 58%

  1. 18:18 SBA → 19:32 LAX
    UA 5647 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 14m · 90% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 02m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:34 LAX → 23:02 SFO
    UA 2056 · United · 1h 28m · 61% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 77 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 02m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip4h 44mSBA 18:18 to SFO 23:02, 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.