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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Oakland on time 9 times in 10.

Best connections, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	JFK 16:29 → SLC 20:00DL 887	2h 50m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	10h 22m	96%	90%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → SLC 09:03DL 892	1h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:45 → OAK 11:53DL 4134 · flown by SkyWest	8h 53m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:10 → SLC 14:18DL 917	1h 02m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:20 → OAK 16:23DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	8h 13m	84%	75%
Alaska Details →	JFK 07:00 → SEA 10:16AS 21	1h 25m Seattle	SEA 11:41 → OAK 13:59AS 1328	9h 59m	89%	62%
Alaska Details →	JFK 13:00 → SEA 16:19AS 23	1h 06m Seattle	SEA 17:25 → OAK 19:33AS 706	9h 33m	82%	60%
Alaska Details →	JFK 11:30 → SAN 14:27AS 35	2h 28m San Diego	SAN 16:55 → OAK 18:33AS 2190 · flown by Horizon	10h 03m	95%	44%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	JFK 18:29 → SLC 21:58DL 863	52m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	8h 22m	67%	62%
Alaska Details →	JFK 16:57 → SAN 20:08AS 25	53m San Diego	SAN 21:01 → OAK 22:41AS 2285 · flown by Horizon	8h 44m	68%	22%

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.

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 06m · leaves 13:00 18%

SAN · 53m · leaves 16:57 32%

SLC · 52m · leaves 18:29 33%

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.


Delta DL 1574 JFK 08:30 → PDX Alaska AS 2035 PDX 15:08 → OAK Connection details →	3h 34m	11h 25m	99%	98%
Delta DL 892 JFK 06:00 → SLC Southwest WN 2951 SLC 13:00 → OAK Connection details →	3h 57m	10h 50m	100%	82%
American AA 171 JFK 06:00 → LAX Southwest WN 4893 LAX 11:55 → OAK Connection details →	2h 54m	10h 15m	98%	78%

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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