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

Denver → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 29%

  1. 09:43 DEN → 11:25 SFO
    UA 1506 · United · 2h 42m · 48% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:21 SFO → 14:08 SAN
    UA 1257 · United · 1h 47m · 67% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 25mDEN 09:43 to SAN 14:08, 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.