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

Santa Ana → Newark via San Francisco: arrives on time 74%

  1. 18:20 SNA → 19:51 SFO
    UA 2657 · United · 1h 31m · 41% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 44m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:35 SFO → 07:00 EWR +1 day
    UA 1141 · United · 5h 25m · 83% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 9h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 119 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 44m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 40mSNA 18:20 to EWR 07:00, 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.