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

Salt Lake City → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 35%

  1. 09:49 SLC → 11:13 SFO
    UA 5970 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 24m · 36% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 22m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:35 SFO → 21:25 EWR
    UA 1597 · United · 5h 50m · 66% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 37 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 22m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip9h 36mSLC 09:49 to EWR 21:25, 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.