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

Newark → Austin via San Francisco: arrives on time 43%

  1. 19:20 EWR → 22:59 SFO
    UA 1558 · United · 6h 39m · 52% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:59 SFO → 05:46 AUS +1 day
    UA 1807 · United · 3h 47m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 11h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip11h 26mEWR 19:20 to AUS 05:46, 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.