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

Los Angeles → Dallas-Fort Worth via Houston: arrives on time 81%

  1. 00:51 LAX → 06:12 IAH
    UA 491 · United · 3h 21m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:23 IAH → 08:50 DFW
    UA 358 · United · 1h 27m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 59mLAX 00:51 to DFW 08:50, 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.