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

New York → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 71%

  1. 14:00 JFK → 17:14 LAX
    DL 701 · Delta · 6h 14m · 83% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 LAX → 23:59 IAH
    DL 1287 · Delta · 3h 24m · 85% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 10h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 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 connection88%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip10h 59mJFK 14:00 to IAH 23:59, 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.