Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 45%
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11:55 IAH → 14:51 ORDUA 2827 · United · 2h 56m · 67% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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56m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:47 ORD → 18:20 LAXUA 576 · United · 4h 33m · 76% on time, 1.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 25mIAH 11:55 to LAX 18:20, 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.