Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 29%
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13:25 LAX → 19:59 ORDAA 3134 · American · 4h 43m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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56m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:55 ORD → 23:59 DCAAA 1187 · American · 2h 04m · 58% on time, 11.8% cancelled
Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (11.8% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 34mLAX 13:25 to DCA 23:59, 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.