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

Pittsburgh → Los Angeles via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 49%

  1. 17:40 PIT → 19:49 SLC
    DL 1188 · Delta · 4h 09m · 76% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 SLC → 21:45 LAX
    DL 1142 · Delta · 2h 05m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 05mPIT 17:40 to LAX 21:45, 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.