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

San Francisco → Minneapolis via Houston: arrives on time 90%

  1. 23:59 SFO → 06:04 IAH
    UA 505 · United · 4h 05m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 56m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:00 IAH → 10:53 MSP +1 day
    UA 2469 · United · 2h 53m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 71 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 56m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip8h 54mSFO 23:59 to MSP 10:53, 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.