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

Newark → San Francisco via San Diego: arrives on time 74%

  1. 09:51 EWR → 12:37 SAN
    UA 1626 · United · 5h 46m · 78% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 32m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:09 SAN → 17:49 SFO
    UA 2117 · United · 1h 40m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 167 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 32m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip10h 58mEWR 09:51 to SFO 17:49, 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.