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

Los Angeles → New York via Minneapolis: arrives on time 81%

  1. 23:59 LAX → 05:36 MSP
    DL 430 · Delta · 3h 37m · 89% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 06:55 MSP → 10:38 JFK +1 day
    DL 2969 · Delta · 2h 43m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 39mLAX 23:59 to JFK 10:38, 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.