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

New York → San Jose via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 13:59 LGA → 16:30 ATL
    DL 988 · Delta · 2h 30m · 76% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 4h 29m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 ATL → 22:49 SJC
    DL 933 · Delta · 4h 57m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 11h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 224 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 29m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip11h 57mLGA 13:59 to SJC 22:49, 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.