Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 85%
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00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAHUA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
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1h 12m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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07:24 IAH → 10:20 ORDUA 2182 · United · 2h 56m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 29mLAX 00:51 to ORD 10:20, 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.