Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → Los Angeles via San Francisco: arrives on time 33%
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17:23 PIT → 19:51 SFOUA 436 · United · 5h 28m · 47% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 04m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:55 SFO → 22:37 LAXUA 2850 · United · 1h 42m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip8h 14mPIT 17:23 to LAX 22:37, 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.