Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Santa Barbara via Denver: arrives on time 33%
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16:50 DFW → 18:20 DENUA 1303 · United · 2h 30m · 59% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 03m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:23 DEN → 20:59 SBAUA 2479 · United · 2h 36m · 56% on time, 0.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 09mDFW 16:50 to SBA 20:59, 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.