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

Portland → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 39%

  1. 07:00 PDX → 08:56 SFO
    UA 2818 · United · 1h 56m · 35% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:23 SFO → 12:06 SNA
    UA 643 · United · 1h 43m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 06mPDX 07:00 to SNA 12:06, 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.