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

New York → San Francisco via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 63%

  1. 06:00 JFK → 09:03 SLC
    DL 892 · Delta · 5h 03m · 88% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 SLC → 12:08 SFO
    DL 902 · Delta · 2h 08m · 66% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip9h 08mJFK 06:00 to SFO 12:08, 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.