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

Los Angeles → Fayetteville/Springdale/ via Houston: arrives on time 85%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:35 IAH → 11:12 XNA
    UA 4297 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 37m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fayetteville/Springdale/ is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 158 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 21mLAX 00:51 to XNA 11:12, 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.