Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Los Angeles via St Louis: arrives on time 11%
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19:50 RDU → 20:55 STLWN 3457 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in St Louis (STL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:55 STL → 23:50 LAXWN 2269 · Southwest · 3h 55m · 33% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection33%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 67% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (33%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip7h 00mRDU 19:50 to LAX 23:50, 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.