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

Austin → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 13:01 AUS → 15:57 ORD
    UA 456 · United · 2h 56m · 72% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:45 ORD → 19:16 LAX
    UA 600 · United · 4h 31m · 68% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip8h 15mAUS 13:01 to LAX 19:16, 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.