Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 64%
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07:55 DCA → 10:50 SFOUA 369 · United · 5h 55m · 88% on time, 0.6% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:00 SFO → 13:45 SNAUA 571 · United · 1h 45m · 70% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 8h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip8h 50mDCA 07:55 to SNA 13:45, 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.