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

Salt Lake City → Tucson via San Francisco: arrives on time 30%

  1. 09:49 SLC → 11:13 SFO
    UA 5970 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 24m · 36% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:23 SFO → 14:47 TUS
    UA 6023 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 24m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tucson is 1 h behind Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 58mSLC 09:49 to TUS 14:47, 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.