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

New York → Los Angeles via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 91%

  1. 11:10 JFK → 14:18 SLC
    DL 917 · Delta · 5h 08m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 24m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:42 SLC → 17:53 LAX
    UA 5456 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 11m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 24m layover.
Arrives on time91%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip9h 43mJFK 11:10 to LAX 17:53, 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.