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

Indianapolis → New York via Boston: arrives on time 42%

  1. 18:00 IND → 20:35 BOS
    DL 5647 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 35m · 60% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:00 BOS → 23:23 LGA
    DL 5840 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 23m · 69% on time, 11.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (11.6% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip5h 23mIND 18:00 to LGA 23:23, 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.