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

New York → San Diego via Detroit: arrives on time 62%

  1. 12:59 JFK → 15:04 DTW
    DL 2343 · Delta · 2h 05m · 86% on time, 10.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:35 DTW → 18:21 SAN
    DL 369 · Delta · 4h 46m · 74% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (10.9% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip8h 22mJFK 12:59 to SAN 18:21, 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.