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

Rochester → Boston via New York: arrives on time 27%

  1. 19:23 ROC → 20:44 LGA
    DL 5054 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 21m · 63% on time, 17.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:59 LGA → 23:27 BOS
    DL 2801 · Delta · 1h 28m · 47% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (17.4% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip4h 04mROC 19:23 to BOS 23:27, 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.