Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → San Antonio via Chicago: arrives on time 33%
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12:50 LAX → 19:05 ORDUA 457 · United · 4h 15m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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53m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:58 ORD → 22:57 SATUA 1394 · United · 2h 59m · 57% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Antonio is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip8h 07mLAX 12:50 to SAT 22:57, 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.