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

Los Angeles → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 12:10 LAX → 19:41 ATL
    DL 446 · Delta · 4h 31m · 85% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:35 ATL → 21:43 HOU
    DL 2051 · Delta · 2h 08m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip7h 33mLAX 12:10 to HOU 21:43, 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.