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

Spokane → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 48%

  1. 16:18 GEG → 19:43 DEN
    UA 2786 · United · 2h 25m · 71% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:32 DEN → 22:01 SNA
    UA 725 · United · 2h 29m · 80% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip5h 43mGEG 16:18 to SNA 22:01, 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.