Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → Santa Ana via Phoenix: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:30 EWR → 08:42 PHX
    UA 2646 · United · 5h 12m · 94% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 38m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:20 PHX → 13:42 SNA
    F9 4957 · Frontier · 1h 22m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 10h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 128 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 38m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip10h 12mEWR 06:30 to SNA 13:42, 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.