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

Los Angeles → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 78%

  1. 00:13 LAX → 06:32 ORD
    UA 729 · United · 4h 19m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 28m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:00 ORD → 11:17 LGA
    UA 2092 · United · 2h 17m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 04mLAX 00:13 to LGA 11:17, 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.