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

Los Angeles → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 77%

  1. 05:10 LAX → 11:27 ORD
    UA 580 · United · 4h 17m · 98% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:40 ORD → 14:20 MCI
    UA 561 · United · 1h 40m · 80% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 10mLAX 05:10 to MCI 14:20, 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.