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

Santa Ana → Dallas-Fort Worth via Denver: arrives on time 50%

  1. 16:00 SNA → 19:20 DEN
    UA 2649 · United · 2h 20m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 33m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:53 DEN → 23:59 DFW
    UA 2239 · United · 2h 06m · 69% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 33m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip5h 59mSNA 16:00 to DFW 23:59, 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.