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

New York → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 06:00 JFK → 08:24 ATL
    DL 2286 · Delta · 2h 24m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 44m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:08 ATL → 11:37 SAN
    DL 712 · Delta · 4h 29m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 59 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 44m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 37mJFK 06:00 to SAN 11:37, 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.