Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 41%
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07:00 LAX → 13:14 ORDUA 1941 · United · 4h 14m · 91% on time, 0.8% cancelled
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46m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:00 ORD → 17:22 LGAUA 1821 · United · 2h 22m · 65% on time, 7.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (7.5% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip7h 22mLAX 07:00 to LGA 17:22, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.