Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Los Angeles via Buffalo: arrives on time 39%
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17:29 JFK → 19:05 BUFB6 1202 · JetBlue · 1h 40m · 64% on time, 4.9% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Buffalo (BUF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:20 BUF → 22:39 LAXB6 491 · JetBlue · 5h 19m · 61% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles 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 30 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip8h 10mJFK 17:29 to LAX 22:39, 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.