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

Los Angeles → St Louis via Chicago: arrives on time 87%

  1. 22:45 LAX → 05:00 ORD
    AA 1009 · American · 4h 24m · 76% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:05 ORD → 08:31 STL +1 day
    AA 4104 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 27m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip7h 47mLAX 22:45 to STL 08:31, 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.