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

Atlanta → San Jose via Los Angeles: arrives on time 84%

  1. 10:20 ATL → 12:00 LAX
    DL 501 · Delta · 4h 40m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 4h 00m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 LAX → 17:17 SJC
    DL 1438 · Delta · 1h 17m · 87% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 195 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 00m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip9h 57mATL 10:20 to SJC 17:17, 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.