Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Buffalo → Los Angeles via Philadelphia: arrives on time 84%
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05:20 BUF → 06:46 PHLAA 5873 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 26m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 44m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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08:30 PHL → 11:24 LAXAA 824 · American · 5h 48m · 87% on time, 1.1% cancelled
Total trip 8h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Buffalo). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 59 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 44m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 58mBUF 05:20 to LAX 11:24, 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.