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

Los Angeles → Charlotte via Dallas: arrives on time 20%

  1. 10:45 LAX → 15:45 DAL
    WN 1263 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 28% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:05 DAL → 20:35 CLT
    WN 4299 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 30% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (30%).
Total trip6h 50mLAX 10:45 to CLT 20:35, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.