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 3 times in 4.

Best connections, any airlines

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.


Southwest Details →	LGA 06:00 → MDW 07:20WN 2464	2h 45m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → OAK 12:35WN 3366	9h 35m	100%	74%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	LGA 07:45 → DEN 09:55DL 751	3h 20m Denver	DEN 13:15 → OAK 14:50WN 3563	10h 05m	99%	62%
Southwest Details →	LGA 06:55 → DEN 09:05WN 2454	1h 40m Denver	DEN 10:45 → OAK 12:18WN 1577	8h 22m	95%	61%
Southwest Details →	LGA 17:30 → MDW 19:20WN 4746	2h 20m Chicago	MDW 21:40 → OAK 00:15 +1WN 4042	9h 40m	86%	36%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	LGA 16:59 → DEN 19:35UA 2834	2h 35m Denver	DEN 22:10 → OAK 23:45WN 1650	9h 46m	84%	32%
Southwest Details →	LGA 14:00 → DEN 16:20WN 2455	2h 30m Denver	DEN 18:50 → OAK 20:25WN 1843	9h 25m	96%	27%

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

MDW · 1h 15m · leaves 07:25 2%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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