Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → Indianapolis via Newark: arrives on time 47%
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10:20 SFO → 19:03 EWRUA 713 · United · 5h 43m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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50m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:53 EWR → 22:15 INDUA 3705 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 22m · 80% on time, 7.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Indianapolis is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (7.2% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 55mSFO 10:20 to IND 22:15, 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.