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

New York → Los Angeles via Denver: arrives on time 85%

  1. 10:00 LGA → 12:20 DEN
    UA 716 · United · 4h 20m · 95% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:26 DEN → 14:57 LAX
    UA 774 · United · 2h 31m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 57mLGA 10:00 to LAX 14:57, 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.