Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 67%
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14:30 ORD → 17:19 SFOUA 1577 · United · 4h 49m · 74% on time, 1.1% cancelled
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57m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:16 SFO → 19:43 SBAUA 5962 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 27m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip7h 13mORD 14:30 to SBA 19:43, 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.