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

Denver → Arcata/Eureka via San Francisco: arrives on time 39%

  1. 19:34 DEN → 21:20 SFO
    UA 1389 · United · 2h 46m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:35 SFO → 23:59 ACV
    UA 4695 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 74% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Arcata/Eureka is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 25mDEN 19:34 to ACV 23:59, 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.