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

New York → Houston via Los Angeles: arrives on time 76%

  1. 13:40 JFK → 16:38 LAX
    DL 747 · Delta · 6h 02m · 81% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m 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 11h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip11h 19mJFK 13:40 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.