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

San Francisco → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 53%

  1. 14:20 SFO → 18:11 DEN
    UA 1596 · United · 2h 51m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:10 DEN → 20:40 SNA
    UA 1704 · United · 2h 30m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 20mSFO 14:20 to SNA 20:40, 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.