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

San Diego → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 80%

  1. 16:09 SAN → 17:49 SFO
    UA 2117 · United · 1h 40m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 SFO → 05:51 EWR +1 day
    UA 698 · United · 5h 36m · 84% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 10h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip10h 42mSAN 16:09 to EWR 05:51, 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.