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

Houston → Los Angeles via San Jose: arrives on time 59%

  1. 07:48 HOU → 09:38 SJC
    WN 2079 · Southwest · 3h 50m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in San Jose (SJC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:25 SJC → 11:45 LAX
    WN 4877 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 57mHOU 07:48 to LAX 11:45, 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.