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

Salt Lake City → Denver via San Francisco: arrives on time 49%

  1. 09:49 SLC → 11:13 SFO
    UA 5970 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 24m · 36% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:43 SFO → 16:35 DEN
    UA 540 · United · 2h 52m · 77% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip6h 46mSLC 09:49 to DEN 16:35, 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.