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

Cleveland → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 76%

  1. 07:00 CLE → 07:36 ORD
    UA 490 · United · 1h 36m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:48 ORD → 11:26 LAX
    UA 2814 · United · 4h 38m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Cleveland). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 26mCLE 07:00 to LAX 11:26, 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.