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

Seattle → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 66%

  1. 14:55 SEA → 17:40 LAX
    DL 2830 · Delta · 2h 45m · 85% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 55m 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 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 04mSEA 14:55 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.