Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Kansas City via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 60%
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16:29 JFK → 20:00 SLCDL 887 · Delta · 5h 31m · 80% on time, 1.1% cancelled
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50m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:50 SLC → 00:18 MCI +1 dayDL 2993 · Delta · 2h 27m · 84% on time, 0.9% cancelled
Total trip 8h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip8h 48mJFK 16:29 to MCI 00:18, 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.