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

Houston → Ontario via San Francisco: arrives on time 42%

  1. 18:05 IAH → 20:10 SFO
    UA 1341 · United · 4h 05m · 62% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 SFO → 22:37 ONT
    UA 552 · United · 1h 37m · 83% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Ontario is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 32mIAH 18:05 to ONT 22:37, 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.