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

Dulles → Los Angeles via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 81%

07:15 IAD → 09:52 SLC

DL 432 · Delta · 4h 37m · 85% on time, 1.6% cancelled
1h 38m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
11:30 SLC → 12:30 LAX

DL 829 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 53 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 38m layover.

Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).

Total trip8h 15mIAD 07:15 to LAX 12:30, 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.