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

Anchorage → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 77%

  1. 20:00 ANC → 05:18 ORD
    UA 450 · United · 6h 18m · 87% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 06:10 ORD → 08:47 SFO +1 day
    UA 246 · United · 4h 37m · 93% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 11h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 1 h ahead of Anchorage). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip11h 47mANC 20:00 to SFO 08:47, 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.