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

Houston → Kansas City via Los Angeles: arrives on time 86%

  1. 07:10 IAH → 08:39 LAX
    DL 1216 · Delta · 3h 29m · 94% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:35 LAX → 14:50 MCI
    DL 1517 · Delta · 3h 15m · 93% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip7h 40mIAH 07:10 to MCI 14:50, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.