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

Houston → Dulles via Los Angeles: arrives on time 51%

  1. 20:15 IAH → 21:54 LAX
    UA 2095 · United · 3h 39m · 76% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:41 LAX → 06:47 IAD +1 day
    UA 349 · United · 5h 06m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip9h 32mIAH 20:15 to IAD 06:47, 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.