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

Atlanta → Los Angeles via Dulles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 ATL → 07:20 IAD
    UA 641 · United · 1h 50m · 96% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 IAD → 10:47 LAX
    UA 1734 · United · 5h 32m · 86% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 17mATL 05:30 to LAX 10:47, 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.