Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 38%
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11:26 IAH → 14:17 ORDAA 1909 · American · 2h 51m · 64% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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1h 04m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:21 ORD → 17:43 LAXAA 529 · American · 4h 22m · 59% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip8h 17mIAH 11:26 to LAX 17:43, 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.