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

Santa Barbara → Portland via San Francisco: arrives on time 40%

  1. 13:58 SBA → 15:08 SFO
    UA 2305 · United · 1h 10m · 52% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:10 SFO → 18:07 PDX
    UA 1812 · United · 1h 57m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip4h 09mSBA 13:58 to PDX 18:07, 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.