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

San Francisco → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 92%

  1. 19:45 SFO → 21:29 LAX
    UA 298 · United · 1h 44m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 22m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH +1 day
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 157 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 22m layover.
Arrives on time92%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip8h 27mSFO 19:45 to IAH 06:12, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.