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

Los Angeles → Buffalo via Dulles: arrives on time 76%

  1. 23:30 LAX → 07:33 IAD
    UA 2282 · United · 5h 03m · 89% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 IAD → 09:51 BUF +1 day
    UA 3514 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 26m · 97% on time, 6.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Buffalo is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip7h 21mLAX 23:30 to BUF 09:51, 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.