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

Kansas City → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 79%

  1. 15:55 MCI → 17:20 LAX
    DL 1517 · Delta · 3h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 LAX → 23:59 IAH
    DL 1287 · Delta · 3h 24m · 85% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 04mMCI 15:55 to IAH 23:59, 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.