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

Santa Ana → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 62%

  1. 10:37 SNA → 16:53 ORD
    UA 2426 · United · 4h 16m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:58 ORD → 22:54 AUS
    UA 312 · United · 2h 56m · 68% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 10h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 140 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 05m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip10h 17mSNA 10:37 to AUS 22:54, 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.