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

San Francisco → Newark via Phoenix: arrives on time 60%

  1. 05:50 SFO → 08:01 PHX
    AA 6404 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 11m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:20 PHX → 17:20 EWR
    AA 1997 · American · 5h 00m · 64% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip8h 30mSFO 05:50 to EWR 17:20, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.