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

San Francisco → Washington via Denver: arrives on time 86%

  1. 05:00 SFO → 08:35 DEN
    UA 1479 · United · 2h 35m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 DEN → 14:59 DCA
    UA 789 · United · 3h 29m · 91% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip6h 59mSFO 05:00 to DCA 14:59, 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.