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

Los Angeles → Washington via Denver: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:30 LAX → 10:03 DEN
    F9 3156 · Frontier · 2h 33m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:26 DEN → 16:59 DCA
    F9 688 · Frontier · 3h 32m · 78% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip7h 28mLAX 06:30 to DCA 16:59, 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.