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

Pittsburgh → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 36%

  1. 16:10 PIT → 17:01 ORD
    UA 3662 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 51m · 73% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:20 ORD → 21:18 SFO
    UA 2179 · United · 4h 58m · 48% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip8h 08mPIT 16:10 to SFO 21:18, 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.