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

Cleveland → Los Angeles via Dulles: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:00 CLE → 07:15 IAD
    UA 1252 · United · 1h 15m · 97% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 IAD → 10:47 LAX
    UA 1734 · United · 5h 32m · 86% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Cleveland). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 47mCLE 06:00 to LAX 10:47, 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.