Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 49%
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13:15 LGA → 14:55 ORDUA 1967 · United · 2h 45m · 74% on time, 3.8% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:47 ORD → 18:20 LAXUA 576 · United · 4h 33m · 76% on time, 1.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 05mLGA 13:15 to LAX 18:20, 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.