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

Denver → Santa Ana via Portland: arrives on time 89%

  1. 16:00 DEN → 17:46 PDX
    UA 1337 · United · 2h 46m · 84% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 13m layover in Portland (PDX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 19:59 PDX → 22:30 SNA
    AS 518 · Alaska · 2h 31m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 13m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip7h 30mDEN 16:00 to SNA 22:30, 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.