Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Santa Barbara → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 50%
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13:58 SBA → 15:08 SFOUA 2305 · United · 1h 10m · 52% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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1h 17m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:25 SFO → 18:05 LAXUA 1754 · United · 1h 40m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 07mSBA 13:58 to LAX 18:05, 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.