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

New York → Chicago via Boston: arrives on time 71%

  1. 09:50 JFK → 11:15 BOS
    DL 5733 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 25m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 BOS → 14:19 ORD
    DL 2816 · Delta · 2h 54m · 83% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 29mJFK 09:50 to ORD 14:19, 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.