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

Houston → Grand Rapids via New York: arrives on time 53%

  1. 14:10 IAH → 18:56 LGA
    DL 2088 · Delta · 3h 46m · 73% on time, 6.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 04m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 LGA → 23:24 GRR
    DL 5659 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 19m · 74% on time, 20.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 79 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 04m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (6.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (20.8% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip8h 09mIAH 14:10 to GRR 23:24, 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.