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

Memphis → Boston via New York: arrives on time 36%

11:16 MEM → 15:07 LGA

DL 4903 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 52m · 75% on time, 7.6% cancelled
53m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
16:00 LGA → 17:36 BOS

DL 5819 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 36m · 58% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Memphis). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.

Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (7.6% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).

Total trip5h 20mMEM 11:16 to BOS 17:36, 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.