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

Kalispell → Portland via San Francisco: arrives on time 49%

  1. 16:11 FCA → 17:50 SFO
    UA 5936 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 39m · 52% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:56 SFO → 20:54 PDX
    UA 2262 · United · 1h 58m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 1 h behind Kalispell). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 43mFCA 16:11 to PDX 20:54, 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.