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

Portland → Dulles via San Francisco: arrives on time 41%

  1. 13:39 PDX → 15:29 SFO
    UA 751 · United · 1h 50m · 43% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:34 SFO → 00:55 IAD +1 day
    UA 1453 · United · 5h 21m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 3 h ahead of Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 16mPDX 13:39 to IAD 00:55, 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.