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

Los Angeles → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 67%

  1. 09:33 LAX → 16:45 ATL
    DL 327 · Delta · 4h 12m · 72% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 4h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 ATL → 23:23 LGA
    DL 520 · Delta · 2h 23m · 72% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 10h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 210 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 15m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip10h 50mLAX 09:33 to LGA 23:23, 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.