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

Los Angeles → Missoula via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 58%

  1. 19:15 LAX → 22:05 SLC
    DL 2973 · Delta · 1h 50m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 SLC → 00:28 MSO +1 day
    DL 1723 · Delta · 1h 33m · 83% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Missoula is 1 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 13mLAX 19:15 to MSO 00:28, 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.