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

New York → San Francisco via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 11:00 JFK → 13:54 LAX
    DL 767 · Delta · 5h 54m · 86% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 16m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:10 LAX → 18:38 SFO
    UA 233 · United · 1h 28m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 106 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 16m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip10h 38mJFK 11:00 to SFO 18:38, 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.