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

Orlando → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 72%

  1. 17:19 MCO → 18:58 IAH
    UA 1872 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:59 IAH → 00:05 SFO +1 day
    UA 1609 · United · 4h 06m · 80% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 9h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip9h 46mMCO 17:19 to SFO 00:05, 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.