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

New York → Los Angeles via Minneapolis: arrives on time 92%

  1. 07:55 LGA → 09:48 MSP
    DL 2473 · Delta · 2h 53m · 91% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 13m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:01 MSP → 15:00 LAX
    DL 2974 · Delta · 3h 59m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 148 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 13m layover.
Arrives on time92%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip10h 05mLGA 07:55 to LAX 15:00, 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.