Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 13%
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11:02 DFW → 12:51 SFOUA 1712 · United · 3h 49m · 31% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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48m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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13:39 SFO → 15:31 SNAUA 5440 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 52m · 80% on time, 0.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection17%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 83% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (17%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 29mDFW 11:02 to SNA 15:31, 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.