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

Los Angeles → Philadelphia via Houston: arrives on time 86%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:31 IAH → 11:58 PHL
    UA 2642 · United · 3h 27m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia 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 34 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 07mLAX 00:51 to PHL 11:58, 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.