Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 9 am and 18% of the time at 10 pm.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach San Jose on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (San Jose is 3 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	FLL 07:53 → LAX 10:05DL 800	2h 52m Los Angeles	LAX 12:57 → SJC 14:19DL 3842 · flown by SkyWest	9h 26m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	FLL 05:25 → ATL 07:20DL 1168	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → SJC 11:36DL 809	9h 11m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	FLL 08:05 → SEA 11:35DL 356	3h 10m Seattle	SEA 14:45 → SJC 17:04DL 3897 · flown by SkyWest	11h 59m	99%	83%
Southwest Details →	FLL 06:10 → MDW 08:10WN 1866	1h 55m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → SJC 12:30WN 3752	9h 20m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	FLL 15:35 → ATL 17:43DL 1341	3h 16m Atlanta	ATL 20:59 → SJC 22:49DL 933	10h 21m	97%	81%
United Details →	FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314	1h 15m Houston	IAH 10:00 → SJC 12:03UA 1882	8h 03m	98%	77%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:00 → HOU 06:30WN 1861	1h 18m Houston	HOU 07:48 → SJC 09:38WN 2079	7h 38m	93%	76%
Delta Details →	FLL 12:08 → ATL 14:10DL 1271	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 17:08 → SJC 19:07DL 2136	9h 59m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	FLL 14:50 → MSP 17:39DL 673	51m Minneapolis	MSP 18:30 → SJC 20:35DL 2087	8h 47m	64%	43%
American Details →	FLL 17:29 → DFW 19:48AA 1862	1h 36m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:24 → SJC 22:58AA 1940	8h 29m	65%	35%
United Details →	FLL 16:20 → ORD 19:00UA 403	58m Chicago	ORD 19:58 → SJC 22:43UA 481	9h 23m	49%	31%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAH · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 2%

ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 06:30 4%

HOU · 1h 18m · leaves 05:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 15:30 19%

MSP · 51m · leaves 14:50 36%

ORD · 58m · leaves 16:20 51%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


JetBlue B6 2801 FLL 09:20 → LAX Delta DL 3822 LAX 14:32 → SJC Connection details →	2h 35m	9h 26m	96%	92%
JetBlue B6 1707 FLL 07:10 → LAS Southwest WN 1242 LAS 12:10 → SJC Connection details →	2h 57m	9h 35m	99%	88%
Delta DL 356 FLL 08:05 → SEA Alaska AS 1366 SEA 14:18 → SJC Connection details →	2h 43m	11h 27m	97%	85%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON