Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Tampa via San Francisco: arrives on time 38%
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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 03m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:13 SFO → 05:38 TPA +1 dayUA 649 · United · 5h 25m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 53mLAX 18:45 to TPA 05:38, 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.