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

Washington → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 66%

  1. 12:59 DCA → 15:18 IAH
    UA 382 · United · 3h 19m · 91% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:25 IAH → 18:30 SFO
    UA 382 · United · 4h 05m · 73% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 31mDCA 12:59 to SFO 18:30, 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.