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

Milwaukee → New York via Boston: arrives on time 40%

  1. 11:35 MKE → 15:05 BOS
    DL 5614 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 29m · 69% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 BOS → 17:30 LGA
    DL 5726 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 30m · 68% on time, 8.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (8.6% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 55mMKE 11:35 to LGA 17:30, 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.