Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 42%
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08:15 EWR → 11:29 SFOUA 1777 · United · 6h 14m · 72% on time, 2.6% cancelled
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46m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:15 SFO → 13:55 LAXUA 1506 · United · 1h 40m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip8h 40mEWR 08:15 to LAX 13:55, 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.