Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Pittsburgh via San Francisco: arrives on time 40%
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18:45 LAX → 20:10 SFOUA 2681 · United · 1h 25m · 38% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 07m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:17 SFO → 05:19 PIT +1 dayUA 2117 · United · 5h 02m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 34mLAX 18:45 to PIT 05:19, 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.