Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 7% of the time at 8 am and 37% of the time at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	LAX	MIA	4h 59m	80%	0.6%	2,760	Flying now
Delta	LAX	MIA	4h 58m	75%	1.6%	495	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Miami on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Miami is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LAX 21:55 → MCO 05:56AA 1118	2h 39m Orlando	MCO 08:35 → MIA 09:49 +1AA 2593	8h 54m	98%	94%
Delta Details →	LAX 17:05 → SLC 19:59DL 2311	3h 01m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:00 → MIA 05:42 +1DL 2040	9h 37m	98%	88%
United Details →	LAX 21:00 → EWR 05:18UA 2397	1h 42m Newark	EWR 07:00 → MIA 10:02 +1UA 2785	10h 02m	95%	87%
American Details →	LAX 23:59 → BNA 06:08AA 2149	1h 12m Nashville	BNA 07:20 → MIA 10:48 +1AA 487	7h 49m	96%	86%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	2h 29m Atlanta	ATL 07:30 → MIA 09:30 +1DL 2836	8h 48m	98%	85%
United Details →	LAX 21:30 → IAD 05:36UA 2632	3h 09m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MIA 11:35 +1UA 1073	11h 05m	99%	85%
United Details →	LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491	1h 13m Houston	IAH 07:25 → MIA 11:12UA 1966	7h 21m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	LAX 22:20 → DTW 05:43DL 407	3h 39m Detroit	DTW 09:22 → MIA 12:30 +1DL 1468	11h 10m	99%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LAX 19:32 → PHX 21:02AA 1362	58m Phoenix	PHX 22:00 → MIA 05:22 +1AA 2205	6h 50m	67%	45%
Delta Details →	LAX 09:33 → ATL 16:45DL 327	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → MIA 19:56DL 1631	7h 23m	72%	35%
American Details →	LAX 13:53 → DFW 19:14AA 2041	51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:05 → MIA 23:56AA 2823	7h 03m	41%	15%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SFO · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 4%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 00:51 4%

BNA · 1h 12m · leaves 23:59 4%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 10:21 38%

SFO · 1h 16m · leaves 20:10 59%

DFW · 51m · leaves 13:53 59%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 2409 LAX 22:05 → MCO American AA 2593 MCO 08:35 → MIA Connection details →	2h 35m	8h 44m	100%	95%
Southwest WN 2382 LAX 23:00 → BNA American AA 487 BNA 07:20 → MIA Connection details →	2h 20m	8h 48m	100%	90%
United UA 1754 LAX 18:58 → ORD American AA 2984 ORD 05:00 → MIA Connection details →	3h 45m	11h 11m	97%	90%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON