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

Austin → Philadelphia via Los Angeles: arrives on time 37%

  1. 20:43 AUS → 21:56 LAX
    AA 1291 · American · 3h 13m · 72% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:46 LAX → 07:00 PHL +1 day
    AA 3276 · American · 5h 14m · 63% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip9h 17mAUS 20:43 to PHL 07:00, 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.