Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → New York via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 36%
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10:37 LAX → 15:55 DFWAA 3218 · American · 3h 23m · 73% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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54m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:49 DFW → 21:29 LGAAA 2513 · American · 3h 40m · 56% on time, 6.8% cancelled
Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (6.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 52mLAX 10:37 to LGA 21:29, 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.