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

Newark → San Jose via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 12:00 EWR → 14:20 ATL
    DL 2397 · Delta · 2h 20m · 81% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:08 ATL → 19:07 SJC
    DL 2136 · Delta · 4h 59m · 79% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 10h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 123 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 48m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip10h 07mEWR 12:00 to SJC 19:07, 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.