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

Houston → Kansas City via Los Angeles: arrives on time 58%

  1. 16:09 IAH → 17:30 LAX
    DL 1143 · Delta · 3h 21m · 76% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:25 LAX → 23:41 MCI
    DL 2243 · Delta · 3h 19m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 35mIAH 16:09 to MCI 23:41, 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.