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

New York → Los Angeles via Boston: arrives on time 37%

  1. 18:00 LGA → 19:38 BOS
    DL 5738 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 38m · 65% on time, 9.1% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 BOS → 23:51 LAX
    DL 321 · Delta · 6h 21m · 69% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (9.1% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip8h 51mLGA 18:00 to LAX 23:51, 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.