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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Palm Springs via San Francisco: arrives on time 13%

  1. 11:02 DFW → 12:51 SFO
    UA 1712 · United · 3h 49m · 31% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:40 SFO → 15:26 PSP
    UA 5312 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 46m · 72% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Palm Springs is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection18%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 82% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (18%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 24mDFW 11:02 to PSP 15:26, 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.