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

Bozeman → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 33%

  1. 17:03 BZN → 21:30 ORD
    AA 1639 · American · 3h 27m · 68% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:30 ORD → 00:52 LAX +1 day
    AA 1209 · American · 4h 22m · 53% on time, 5.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 1 h behind Bozeman). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (5.1% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip8h 49mBZN 17:03 to LAX 00:52, 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.