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

Santa Barbara → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 59%

  1. 06:15 SBA → 07:25 SFO
    UA 2340 · United · 1h 10m · 89% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 SFO → 09:59 SAN
    UA 444 · United · 1h 44m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip3h 44mSBA 06:15 to SAN 09:59, 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.