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

El Paso → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 64%

  1. 12:35 ELP → 15:40 IAH
    UA 4002 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 05m · 83% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:31 IAH → 18:08 LAX
    UA 1743 · United · 3h 37m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 1 h behind El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection78%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 22% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (78%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 33mELP 12:35 to LAX 18:08, 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.