Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 41%
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15:00 LGA → 18:05 DFWAA 1043 · American · 4h 05m · 61% on time, 6.1% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:15 DFW → 20:22 SNAAA 806 · American · 3h 07m · 68% on time, 5.8% cancelled
Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip8h 22mLGA 15:00 to SNA 20:22, 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.