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

Newark → San Francisco via Cleveland: arrives on time 48%

  1. 14:15 EWR → 16:01 CLE
    UA 3616 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 46m · 75% on time, 12.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 39m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:40 CLE → 19:55 SFO
    UA 234 · United · 5h 15m · 58% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 22 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 39m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (12.5% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip8h 40mEWR 14:15 to SFO 19:55, 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.