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

San Diego → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 88%

  1. 22:25 SAN → 04:36 ORD
    UA 1457 · United · 4h 11m · 90% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 06:00 ORD → 08:54 DCA +1 day
    UA 1077 · United · 1h 54m · 92% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 29mSAN 22:25 to DCA 08:54, 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.