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

New York → San Francisco via Dulles: arrives on time 75%

  1. 10:29 LGA → 11:55 IAD
    UA 6242 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 26m · 82% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 56m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:51 IAD → 17:38 SFO
    UA 2862 · United · 5h 47m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 10h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 56m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip10h 09mLGA 10:29 to SFO 17:38, 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.