Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Barbara → Las Vegas via San Francisco: arrives on time 18%
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20:24 SBA → 21:50 SFOUA 5704 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 22% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:59 SFO → 00:46 LAS +1 dayUA 2839 · United · 1h 47m · 59% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 4h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection31%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 69% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (31%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 22mSBA 20:24 to LAS 00:46, 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.