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

San Francisco → Dallas via San Diego: arrives on time 2%

  1. 11:00 SFO → 12:40 SAN
    WN 3496 · Southwest · 1h 40m · 8% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:55 SAN → 19:02 DAL
    WN 4097 · Southwest · 3h 08m · 23% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection8%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 92% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time2%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (8%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (23%).
Total trip6h 03mSFO 11:00 to DAL 19:02, 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.