Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New York → Oakland via Denver: arrives on time 26%

  1. 13:55 LGA → 16:19 DEN
    DL 716 · Delta · 4h 24m · 71% on time, 3.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 31m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 18:50 DEN → 20:25 OAK
    WN 1843 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 30% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Oakland is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 61 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 31m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (3.9% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (30%).
Total trip9h 30mLGA 13:55 to OAK 20:25, 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.