Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Cleveland via Chicago: arrives on time 30%
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11:40 LAX → 18:12 ORDAA 1050 · American · 4h 32m · 61% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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1h 17m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:29 ORD → 21:55 CLEAA 1934 · American · 1h 31m · 45% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip7h 20mLAX 11:40 to CLE 21:55, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.