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

Dulles → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 88%

  1. 08:40 IAD → 10:59 IAH
    UA 1524 · United · 3h 19m · 89% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 55m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:54 IAH → 16:27 LAX
    UA 1945 · United · 3h 33m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 190 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 55m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip10h 47mIAD 08:40 to LAX 16:27, 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.