Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Santa Ana via Chicago: arrives on time 39%
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14:11 LGA → 16:00 ORDAA 1705 · American · 2h 54m · 66% on time, 6.9% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:05 ORD → 19:37 SNAAA 519 · American · 4h 22m · 63% on time, 2.6% cancelled
Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip8h 16mLGA 14:11 to SNA 19:37, 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.