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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dulles → San Diego via Los Angeles: arrives on time 82%

  1. 13:10 IAD → 15:42 LAX
    UA 1689 · United · 5h 32m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 33m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 18:15 LAX → 19:16 SAN
    DL 4087 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 01m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 63 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 33m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip9h 06mIAD 13:10 to SAN 19:16, 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.