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

New York → Santa Ana via Denver: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:55 LGA → 09:05 DEN
    WN 2454 · Southwest · 4h 10m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:20 DEN → 12:51 SNA
    UA 1320 · United · 2h 31m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 56mLGA 06:55 to SNA 12:51, 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.