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

New York → San Jose via Chicago: arrives on time 54%

  1. 15:25 LGA → 17:20 ORD
    UA 1504 · United · 2h 55m · 61% on time, 4.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 38m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:58 ORD → 22:43 SJC
    UA 481 · United · 4h 45m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 10h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 113 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 38m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip10h 18mLGA 15:25 to SJC 22:43, 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.