Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dulles → Los Angeles via Austin: arrives on time 85%

  1. 08:30 IAD → 10:56 AUS
    UA 637 · United · 3h 26m · 93% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 40m layover in Austin (AUS) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:36 AUS → 14:53 LAX
    DL 946 · Delta · 3h 17m · 90% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 9h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 40m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip9h 23mIAD 08:30 to LAX 14:53, 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.