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

Newark → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 09:09 SFO
    UA 2115 · United · 6h 09m · 85% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:23 SFO → 12:06 SNA
    UA 643 · United · 1h 43m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 06mEWR 06:00 to SNA 12:06, 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.