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

San Francisco → New York via Detroit: arrives on time 83%

  1. 22:55 SFO → 06:30 DTW
    DL 335 · Delta · 4h 35m · 74% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:05 DTW → 11:50 LGA +1 day
    DL 2589 · Delta · 1h 45m · 86% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 170 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip9h 55mSFO 22:55 to LGA 11:50, 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.