Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Los Angeles via Dallas: arrives on time 21%
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16:32 LGA → 19:38 DALWN 4401 · Southwest · 4h 05m · 52% on time, 4.0% cancelled
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54m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:32 DAL → 21:42 LAXWN 1329 · Southwest · 3h 10m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (42%).
Total trip8h 10mLGA 16:32 to LAX 21:42, 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.