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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Monterey via San Francisco: arrives on time 15%

  1. 11:02 DFW → 12:51 SFO
    UA 1712 · United · 3h 49m · 31% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:50 SFO → 14:55 MRY
    UA 5738 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 05m · 55% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Monterey is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 53mDFW 11:02 to MRY 14:55, 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.