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

Los Angeles → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:42 LAX → 11:14 DEN
    AA 4957 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 32m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:34 DEN → 16:31 ORD
    AA 1744 · American · 2h 57m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 49mLAX 07:42 to ORD 16:31, 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.