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

Newark → Los Angeles via Phoenix: arrives on time 87%

  1. 06:30 EWR → 08:42 PHX
    UA 2646 · United · 5h 12m · 94% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:06 PHX → 11:31 LAX
    UA 2487 · United · 1h 25m · 91% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip8h 01mEWR 06:30 to LAX 11:31, 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.