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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Los Angeles via Miami: arrives on time 18%

  1. 12:45 DFW → 16:43 MIA
    AA 3117 · American · 2h 58m · 51% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Miami (MIA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:30 MIA → 19:58 LAX
    AA 2953 · American · 5h 28m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection33%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 67% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (33%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip9h 13mDFW 12:45 to LAX 19:58, 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.