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

Los Angeles → New York via Houston: arrives on time 70%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:00 IAH → 11:29 LGA
    UA 1697 · United · 3h 29m · 87% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection81%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 19% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (81%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 38mLAX 00:51 to LGA 11:29, 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.