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

Portland → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 47%

  1. 07:00 PDX → 08:56 SFO
    UA 2818 · United · 1h 56m · 35% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 33m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:29 SFO → 11:52 SBA
    UA 1578 · United · 1h 23m · 81% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 33m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip4h 52mPDX 07:00 to SBA 11:52, 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.