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

Indianapolis → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 77%

  1. 11:50 IND → 13:25 IAH
    UA 3989 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 35m · 88% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:30 IAH → 17:35 SFO
    UA 589 · United · 4h 05m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 45mIND 11:50 to SFO 17:35, 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.