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

Kalispell → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 39%

  1. 16:11 FCA → 17:50 SFO
    UA 5936 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 39m · 52% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 SFO → 20:29 LAX
    UA 1427 · United · 1h 44m · 83% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 1 h behind Kalispell). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 18mFCA 16:11 to LAX 20:29, 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.