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

Santa Barbara → Sacramento via San Francisco: arrives on time 62%

  1. 06:15 SBA → 07:25 SFO
    UA 2340 · United · 1h 10m · 89% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:17 SFO → 09:25 SMF
    UA 5220 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 08m · 83% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 3h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip3h 10mSBA 06:15 to SMF 09:25, 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.