Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → St Louis via Minneapolis: arrives on time 55%
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15:25 LAX → 21:04 MSPDL 2198 · Delta · 3h 39m · 86% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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46m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:50 MSP → 23:22 STLDL 1609 · Delta · 1h 33m · 78% on time, 1.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 58mLAX 15:25 to STL 23:22, 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.