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

Buffalo → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 74%

  1. 10:57 BUF → 11:57 ORD
    UA 705 · United · 2h 00m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:00 ORD → 15:34 LAX
    UA 1363 · United · 4h 34m · 83% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Buffalo). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 37mBUF 10:57 to LAX 15:34, 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.