Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 2 times in 3 at 7 pm.
Nonstops
Nonstop details →| United | IAD | LAX | 5h 35m | 85% | 0.8% | 2,338 | Flying now |
| United | BWI | LAX | 5h 51m | 84% | 1.0% | 580 | Flying now |
| Delta | DCA | LAX | 5h 52m | 79% | 2.5% | 362 | Flying now |
| American | DCA | LAX | 5h 40m | 79% | 1.4% | 728 | Flying now |
| American | IAD | LAX | 5h 34m | 77% | 0.0% | 115 | Flying now |
| Alaska | DCA | LAX | 5h 28m | 71% | 1.6% | 364 | Flying now |
| Southwest | BWI | LAX | 5h 50m | 68% | 1.4% | 1,045 | Flying now |
| Southwest | BWI | ONT | 5h 30m | 64% | 0.4% | 281 | Flying now |
| Spirit | BWI | LAX | 5h 46m | 93% | 1.3% | 76 | Not flying now |
| Southwest | BWI | LGB | 5h 40m | 73% | 0.0% | 128 | Not flying now |
| Alaska | IAD | LAX | 5h 29m | 47%few flights | 0.0% | 19 | Not flying now |
Best connections, one ticket
Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles area on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| SouthwestDetails → | BWI 06:25 → LAS 08:25WN 973 | 1h 15m Las Vegas | LAS 09:40 → BUR 10:55WN 2198 | 7h 30m | 100% | 94% |
| DeltaDetails → | DCA 17:50 → SLC 20:37DL 820 | 2h 08m Salt Lake City | SLC 22:45 → LAX 23:46DL 2014 | 8h 56m | 96% | 91% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 06:30 → IAH 08:39UA 1935 | 51m Houston | IAH 09:30 → SNA 10:59UA 1383 | 7h 29m | 100% | 91% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 06:30 → DEN 08:22UA 2031 | 1h 40m Denver | DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405 | 8h 04m | 100% | 91% |
| SouthwestDetails → | BWI 06:05 → DEN 07:50WN 4436 | 1h 45m Denver | DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569 | 8h 00m | 100% | 91% |
| DeltaDetails → | BWI 07:00 → ATL 08:56DL 2579 | 2h 34m Atlanta | ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326 | 9h 08m | 99% | 90% |
| UnitedDetails → | BWI 08:30 → DEN 10:25UA 2412 | 3h 01m Denver | DEN 13:26 → LAX 14:57UA 774 | 9h 27m | 99% | 90% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 08:30 → AUS 10:56UA 637 | 3h 14m Austin | AUS 14:10 → LAX 15:40UA 5841 · flown by SkyWest | 10h 10m | 100% | 89% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| DeltaDetails → | IAD 15:02 → ATL 16:54DL 2135 | 1h 04m Atlanta | ATL 17:58 → LAX 19:39DL 500 | 7h 37m | 74% | 56% |
| UnitedDetails → | IAD 17:42 → ORD 18:50UA 2497 | 55m Chicago | ORD 19:45 → SNA 22:19UA 308 | 7h 37m | 42% | 35% |
| AmericanDetails → | BWI 20:00 → ORD 21:32AA 4717 · flown by Republic | 58m Chicago | ORD 22:30 → LAX 00:52 +1AA 1209 | 7h 52m | 67% | 29% |
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.
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
| Southwest WN 4476 BWI 12:25 → SMF United UA 5628 SMF 18:47 → LAX Connection details → |
3h 47m | 11h 14m | 100% | 99% |
| Southwest WN 4689 BWI 06:20 → ATL Delta DL 326 ATL 11:30 → LAX Connection details → |
3h 15m | 9h 48m | 100% | 93% |
| Southwest WN 1048 BWI 13:50 → PDX Alaska AS 518 PDX 19:59 → SNA Connection details → |
3h 39m | 11h 40m | 96% | 92% |
Rank all connections, any airlines →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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