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

Los Angeles → Dulles 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. 1h 08m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:20 IAH → 11:28 IAD
    UA 1549 · United · 3h 08m · 92% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 37mLAX 00:51 to IAD 11:28, 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.