Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Barbara → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 8%
-
20:24 SBA → 21:50 SFOUA 5704 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 22% on time, 1.4% cancelled
-
47m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
22:37 SFO → 00:19 LAX +1 dayUA 2179 · United · 1h 42m · 72% on time, 0.6% cancelled
Total trip 3h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection11%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 89% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time8%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (11%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip3h 55mSBA 20:24 to LAX 00:19, 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.