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

Houston → New York via Minneapolis: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:30 IAH → 09:18 MSP
    DL 1050 · Delta · 2h 48m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:53 MSP → 17:00 JFK
    DL 2661 · Delta · 3h 07m · 84% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 9h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 170 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip9h 30mIAH 06:30 to JFK 17:00, 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.