Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Diego → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 30%
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19:41 SAN → 21:28 SFOUA 2278 · United · 1h 47m · 37% on time, 0.8% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:37 SFO → 00:19 LAX +1 dayUA 2179 · United · 1h 42m · 72% on time, 0.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip4h 38mSAN 19:41 to LAX 00:19, 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.