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

New York → San Francisco via Los Angeles: arrives on time 66%

  1. 11:00 JFK → 13:54 LAX
    DL 767 · Delta · 5h 54m · 86% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 41m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:35 LAX → 18:55 SFO
    DL 1559 · Delta · 1h 21m · 69% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 10h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 176 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 41m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip10h 56mJFK 11:00 to SFO 18:55, 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.