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

Fort Lauderdale → Los Angeles via New York: arrives on time 52%

  1. 11:08 FLL → 13:59 JFK
    DL 1422 · Delta · 2h 51m · 72% on time, 4.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in New York (JFK) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:00 JFK → 18:08 LAX
    DL 738 · Delta · 6h 08m · 77% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 10h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (4.4% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip10h 00mFLL 11:08 to LAX 18:08, 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.