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

San Diego → San Francisco via Denver: arrives on time 9%

  1. 13:20 SAN → 16:55 DEN
    WN 3496 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 25% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:10 DEN → 19:55 SFO
    WN 4670 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 21% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection45%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 55% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time9%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (45%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (21%).
Total trip6h 35mSAN 13:20 to SFO 19:55, 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.