Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New York → Los Angeles via Phoenix: arrives on time 86%

  1. 09:29 JFK → 11:50 PHX
    AA 1769 · American · 5h 20m · 81% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 4h 00m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 15:50 PHX → 17:27 LAX
    UA 5718 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 4h 00m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip10h 58mJFK 09:29 to LAX 17:27, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.