70 minutes Layover at LAX

I am flying United Airlines to Melbourne from O'Hare (same ticket). There is a 1 hour 10 minute layover between my ORD-LAX and LAX-MEL flights.

Is this enough?

My research so far on this:

My ORD-LAX flight is United. So, I guess it should arrive at Terminal 8. I checked FlightAware and it seems that my LAX-MEL flight also takes off from Terminal 7 (Not TBIT).
Terminal 7 and 8 seem to be connected
I have no checked baggage. Just a backpack.
Since ORD seems to be weather sensitive, this trip is in first week of May so hopefully, weather-related delays shouldn't occur (?).

Best Answer

Fortunately you won't have to worry much since it's all on the same ticket. If you can't make it they should rebook you.

However, from my experience through the hell that is LAX (albeit different terminals), you may need to move fast. It's certainly possible, but if there's a bunch of planes at the same time that need to go through some line, that may slow you down.

Checked luggage likely wouldn't matter anyway as it'd be checked through to MEL.

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Is 70 minutes enough time for a layover?

The amount of time you need will vary depending on a variety of factors, including your own comfort level. In general, I try to avoid layovers with less than an hour for domestic flights and layovers with less than two hours for international flights. But remember, even that might not be enough time.

How much time do you need between connecting flights at LAX?

Passengers should arrive at LAX two hours before a domestic flight departure and three hours before an international flight departure.

How long should your layover be at LAX?

What is this? I wrote an entire guide on how long it takes to go through customs at LAX, but in general, plan on a layover of at least 3 hours if you don't want to stress yourself out.

Is an hour layover enough time at LAX?

One hour is normally plenty of time - pending no delays! Some connections are as tight as 30 minutes.

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