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 one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 11 am and 1 time in 5 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	JFK	SNA	6h 09m	85%	1.9%	376	Flying now
Delta	JFK	SNA	5h 57m	84%	4.7%	86	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	JFK 07:00 → SEA 10:16AS 21	3h 33m Seattle	SEA 13:49 → SNA 16:41AS 773	12h 41m	99%	82%
Alaska Details →	JFK 09:30 → SFO 12:52AS 227	2h 56m San Francisco	SFO 15:48 → SNA 17:26AS 3494 · flown by SkyWest	10h 56m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:10 → SLC 14:18DL 917	3h 07m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:25 → SNA 18:30DL 3856 · flown by SkyWest	10h 20m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → SLC 09:03DL 892	1h 52m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:55 → SNA 11:56DL 1835	8h 56m	98%	77%
Alaska Details →	JFK 13:00 → SEA 16:19AS 23	2h 51m Seattle	SEA 19:10 → SNA 22:01AS 631	12h 01m	98%	76%
American Details →	JFK 06:49 → DFW 09:50AA 813	2h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:23 → SNA 13:31AA 2684	9h 42m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:40 → ATL 18:24DL 1480	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 20:51 → SNA 22:28DL 826	9h 48m	93%	72%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → SNA 12:40DL 329	9h 40m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	JFK 11:30 → SFO 14:50AS 41	58m San Francisco	SFO 15:48 → SNA 17:26AS 3494 · flown by SkyWest	8h 56m	62%	51%
Alaska Details →	JFK 07:00 → SEA 10:16AS 21	50m Seattle	SEA 11:06 → SNA 13:55AS 1357	9h 55m	54%	44%
American Details →	JFK 17:25 → DFW 20:30AA 606	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:16 → SNA 22:24AA 348	7h 59m	46%	29%

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

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 06:49 6%

PHX · 57m · leaves 07:02 13%

SEA · 50m · leaves 07:00 46%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 13:59 18%

SEA · 1h 01m · leaves 13:00 21%

DFW · 46m · leaves 17:25 54%

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 264 PDX 14:48 → SNA Connection details →	3h 14m	11h 49m	99%	90%
Alaska AS 23 JFK 13:00 → SEA Delta DL 3932 SEA 19:35 → SNA Connection details →	3h 16m	12h 30m	97%	85%
Delta DL 699 JFK 07:00 → SEA Alaska AS 773 SEA 13:49 → SNA Connection details →	3h 44m	12h 41m	99%	83%

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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