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

San Francisco → Los Angeles via San Diego: arrives on time 65%

  1. 08:15 SFO → 09:59 SAN
    UA 444 · United · 1h 44m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:49 SAN → 11:58 LAX
    UA 5384 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 09m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip3h 43mSFO 08:15 to LAX 11:58, 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.