Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → Newark via Houston: arrives on time 68%
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05:00 SFO → 10:55 IAHUA 2168 · United · 3h 55m · 97% on time, 1.3% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:00 IAH → 16:46 EWRUA 2371 · United · 3h 46m · 72% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip8h 46mSFO 05:00 to EWR 16:46, 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.