Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 82%
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06:00 LGA → 08:44 IAHUA 2371 · United · 3h 44m · 93% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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09:53 IAH → 11:30 LAXUA 469 · United · 3h 37m · 89% on time, 0.6% cancelled
Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 30mLGA 06:00 to LAX 11:30, 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.