Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → San Antonio via Chicago: arrives on time 27%
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13:25 LAX → 19:59 ORDAA 3134 · American · 4h 43m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:08 ORD → 23:59 SATAA 431 · American · 2h 51m · 47% on time, 3.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Antonio is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip8h 34mLAX 13:25 to SAT 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.