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

Kansas City → San Diego via Los Angeles: arrives on time 75%

  1. 15:55 MCI → 17:20 LAX
    DL 1517 · Delta · 3h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 LAX → 19:16 SAN
    DL 4087 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 01m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip5h 21mMCI 15:55 to SAN 19:16, 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.