Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Francisco → Tampa via Atlanta: arrives on time 87%

  1. 21:20 SFO → 05:20 ATL
    UA 1603 · United · 5h 00m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 18m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:38 ATL → 10:08 TPA +1 day
    DL 1227 · Delta · 1h 31m · 91% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 108 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 18m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip9h 49mSFO 21:20 to TPA 10:08, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.