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

Denver → Missoula via San Francisco: arrives on time 22%

  1. 09:43 DEN → 11:25 SFO
    UA 1506 · United · 2h 42m · 48% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:15 SFO → 15:38 MSO
    UA 5422 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 23m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection38%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 62% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (38%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 55mDEN 09:43 to MSO 15:38, 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.