Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Long Beach → Dulles via Denver: arrives on time 68%

  1. 09:45 LGB → 13:00 DEN
    WN 4238 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 40m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 15:40 DEN → 21:11 IAD
    UA 421 · United · 3h 31m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 3 h ahead of Long Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 40m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip8h 26mLGB 09:45 to IAD 21:11, 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.