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

New York → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 09:00 LGA → 11:28 ATL
    DL 992 · Delta · 2h 28m · 87% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 28m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:56 ATL → 14:50 SFO
    DL 750 · Delta · 4h 58m · 73% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 54m, 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 connection96%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 54mLGA 09:00 to SFO 14:50, 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.