Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 08:23 ATL
    UA 1012 · United · 2h 23m · 92% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:53 ATL → 13:21 SAN
    DL 540 · Delta · 4h 28m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip10h 21mEWR 06:00 to SAN 13:21, 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.