Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 78%
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13:30 EWR → 16:28 SFOUA 1227 · United · 5h 58m · 73% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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2h 42m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:10 SFO → 20:55 SNAUA 589 · United · 1h 45m · 89% on time, 0.3% cancelled
Total trip 10h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 117 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 42m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip10h 25mEWR 13:30 to SNA 20:55, 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.