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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 75%

  1. 15:21 DFW → 17:13 SFO
    UA 454 · United · 3h 52m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:16 SFO → 19:43 SBA
    UA 5962 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 27m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip6h 22mDFW 15:21 to SBA 19:43, 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.