Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → New York via San Francisco: arrives on time 35%
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09:22 LAX → 10:56 SFOAA 6330 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 34m · 37% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 14m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:10 SFO → 21:00 JFKAA 166 · American · 5h 50m · 74% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 8h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip8h 38mLAX 09:22 to JFK 21:00, 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.