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

Seattle → Dulles via San Francisco: arrives on time 85%

  1. 10:29 SEA → 12:47 SFO
    UA 1482 · United · 2h 18m · 71% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 47m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:34 SFO → 00:55 IAD +1 day
    UA 1453 · United · 5h 21m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 11h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 3 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 182 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 47m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip11h 26mSEA 10:29 to IAD 00:55, 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.