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

Los Angeles → Buffalo via Minneapolis: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:25 LAX → 11:59 MSP
    DL 792 · Delta · 3h 34m · 94% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:22 MSP → 18:27 BUF
    DL 1749 · Delta · 2h 05m · 85% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 9h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Buffalo is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 158 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip9h 02mLAX 06:25 to BUF 18:27, 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.