Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Anchorage via Seattle: arrives on time 50%
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16:50 JFK → 20:19 SEADL 740 · Delta · 6h 29m · 71% on time, 2.7% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:20 SEA → 23:56 ANCDL 936 · Delta · 3h 36m · 73% on time, 0.9% cancelled
Total trip 11h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Anchorage is 4 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip11h 06mJFK 16:50 to ANC 23:56, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.