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

Los Angeles → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 90%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:35 IAH → 11:22 FLL
    UA 2261 · United · 2h 47m · 94% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Lauderdale is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip7h 31mLAX 00:51 to FLL 11:22, 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.