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

Newark → San Diego via Houston: arrives on time 81%

  1. 07:05 EWR → 09:50 IAH
    UA 2438 · United · 3h 45m · 94% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 10m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:00 IAH → 13:21 SAN
    UA 2399 · United · 3h 21m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 10m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 16mEWR 07:05 to SAN 13:21, 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.