Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 20%
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20:10 LAX → 21:38 SFOUA 1195 · United · 1h 28m · 28% on time, 0.8% cancelled
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57m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:35 SFO → 07:00 EWR +1 dayUA 1141 · United · 5h 25m · 83% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection25%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 75% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (25%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 50mLAX 20:10 to EWR 07:00, 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.