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

San Diego → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 50%

  1. 11:01 SAN → 12:47 SFO
    UA 2309 · United · 1h 46m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:50 SFO → 15:17 SBA
    UA 5464 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 27m · 70% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 16mSAN 11:01 to SBA 15:17, 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.