Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → San Diego via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 58%
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18:29 JFK → 21:58 SLCDL 863 · Delta · 5h 29m · 75% on time, 2.1% cancelled
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57m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:55 SLC → 23:50 SANDL 1202 · Delta · 1h 58m · 83% on time, 0.8% cancelled
Total trip 8h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 24mJFK 18:29 to SAN 23:50, 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.