Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Columbus → San Diego via San Francisco: arrives on time 5%
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19:31 CMH → 21:37 SFOUA 2861 · United · 5h 06m · 5% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:42 SFO → 00:31 SAN +1 dayUA 2142 · United · 1h 49m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection7%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 93% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time5%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (7%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 00mCMH 19:31 to SAN 00:31, 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.