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

New York → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 13:10 JFK → 15:45 ATL
    DL 2342 · Delta · 2h 35m · 88% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 23m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:08 ATL → 20:05 SFO
    DL 517 · Delta · 4h 59m · 69% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 98 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 23m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip9h 57mJFK 13:10 to SFO 20:05, 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.