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

Denver → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 53%

  1. 15:47 DEN → 17:30 SFO
    UA 2633 · United · 2h 43m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:16 SFO → 19:43 SBA
    UA 5962 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 27m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 1 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip4h 56mDEN 15:47 to SBA 19:43, 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.