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 12 pm and 2 times in 3 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LAX	JFK	5h 35m	82%	2.2%	3,364	Flying now
JetBlue	LAX	JFK	5h 36m	80%	2.8%	3,477	Flying now
American	LAX	JFK	5h 39m	77%	2.5%	3,272	Flying now
Frontier	LAX	JFK	5h 37m	80%	0.6%	171	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	LAX 16:25 → SFO 17:47AS 1610	3h 43m San Francisco	SFO 21:30 → JFK 06:20 +1AS 211	10h 55m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	LAX 17:01 → PDX 19:17DL 2459	3h 18m Portland	PDX 22:35 → JFK 06:55 +1DL 2139	10h 54m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	LAX 22:45 → ATL 06:07DL 899	3h 33m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00 +1DL 1034	10h 11m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 07:44 → JFK 10:00 +1DL 2420	9h 15m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	LAX 17:41 → PHX 19:15DL 4077 · flown by SkyWest	3h 20m Phoenix	PHX 22:35 → JFK 06:27 +1DL 548	9h 46m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	LAX 19:15 → SLC 22:05DL 2973	1h 54m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:59 → JFK 06:23 +1DL 705	8h 08m	100%	87%
American Details →	LAX 20:52 → MIA 05:01AA 2942	3h 21m Miami	MIA 08:22 → JFK 11:30 +1AA 1051	11h 38m	97%	84%
American Details →	LAX 16:39 → PHX 18:10AA 2032	3h 40m Phoenix	PHX 21:50 → JFK 05:47 +1AA 1587	10h 08m	98%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LAX 19:32 → PHX 21:02AA 1362	48m Phoenix	PHX 21:50 → JFK 05:47 +1AA 1587	7h 15m	60%	52%
American Details →	LAX 09:22 → SFO 10:56AA 6330 · flown by SkyWest	1h 14m San Francisco	SFO 12:10 → JFK 21:00AA 166	8h 38m	50%	35%
American Details →	LAX 10:40 → MIA 19:00AA 3016	50m Miami	MIA 19:50 → JFK 23:01AA 1357	9h 21m	54%	30%

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

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 07:15 4%

MSP · 54m · leaves 06:25 9%

FLL · 1h 18m · leaves 23:35 12%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 48m · leaves 19:32 40%

MIA · 50m · leaves 10:40 46%

SFO · 46m · leaves 20:25 66%

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.


Southwest WN 2404 LAX 18:20 → LAS American AA 2855 LAS 22:47 → JFK Connection details →	3h 12m	9h 40m	97%	92%
United UA 2019 LAX 16:14 → SFO Alaska AS 211 SFO 21:30 → JFK Connection details →	3h 48m	11h 06m	97%	88%
United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX American AA 1587 PHX 21:50 → JFK Connection details →	3h 51m	10h 25m	100%	86%

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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