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

Dulles → Los Angeles via Cleveland: arrives on time 84%

  1. 12:45 IAD → 14:06 CLE
    UA 1709 · United · 1h 21m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 36m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:42 CLE → 17:38 LAX
    UA 679 · United · 4h 56m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 36m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 53mIAD 12:45 to LAX 17:38, 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.