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

Fort Lauderdale → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 53%

  1. 15:30 FLL → 18:18 DEN
    UA 1417 · United · 4h 48m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:10 DEN → 20:40 SNA
    UA 1704 · United · 2h 30m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip8h 10mFLL 15:30 to SNA 20:40, 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.