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

Los Angeles → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 71%

  1. 05:10 LAX → 11:27 ORD
    UA 580 · United · 4h 17m · 98% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:20 ORD → 15:03 DFW
    UA 685 · United · 2h 43m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 53mLAX 05:10 to DFW 15:03, 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.