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

San Antonio → Atlanta via Newark: arrives on time 44%

  1. 13:35 SAT → 18:30 EWR
    UA 1261 · United · 3h 55m · 56% on time, 7.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 22m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:52 EWR → 22:22 ATL
    UA 1287 · United · 2h 30m · 67% on time, 3.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of San Antonio). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 37 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 22m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (7.4% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip7h 47mSAT 13:35 to ATL 22:22, 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.