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

Los Angeles → Washington via Houston: arrives on time 94%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 34m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:46 IAH → 11:56 DCA
    UA 2047 · United · 3h 10m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 49 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 34m layover.
Arrives on time94%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip8h 05mLAX 00:51 to DCA 11:56, 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.