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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dulles → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 08:15 IAD → 10:14 ATL
    UA 2739 · United · 1h 59m · 89% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 21m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:35 ATL → 14:15 LAX
    DL 895 · Delta · 4h 40m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 21m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip9h 00mIAD 08:15 to LAX 14:15, 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.