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

Houston → Ontario via San Francisco: arrives on time 81%

  1. 15:30 IAH → 17:35 SFO
    UA 589 · United · 4h 05m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 SFO → 22:37 ONT
    UA 552 · United · 1h 37m · 83% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 9h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Ontario is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 07mIAH 15:30 to ONT 22:37, 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.