Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and barely half the time at 5 pm.
Nonstops
Nonstop details →| United | EWR | SNA | 6h 12m | 86% | 1.6% | 1,091 | Flying now |
| American | JFK | SNA | 6h 09m | 85% | 1.9% | 376 | Flying now |
| Delta | JFK | SNA | 5h 57m | 84% | 4.7% | 86 | Flying now |
| American | JFK | LAX | 6h 08m | 81% | 2.4% | 3,267 | Flying now |
| Delta | JFK | LAX | 6h 09m | 78% | 2.2% | 3,364 | Flying now |
| JetBlue | JFK | LAX | 6h 11m | 76% | 2.6% | 3,478 | Flying now |
| Alaska | EWR | LAX | 6h 11m | 74% | 2.1% | 522 | Flying now |
| United | EWR | LAX | 5h 56m | 73% | 1.9% | 3,539 | Flying now |
| JetBlue | EWR | LAX | 5h 50m | 72% | 2.2% | 498 | Flying now |
| JetBlue | JFK | BUR | 6h 19m | 71% | 5.0% | 180 | Flying now |
| JetBlue | JFK | ONT | 6h 06m | 62% | 1.8% | 165 | Flying now |
| Frontier | JFK | LAX | 6h 03m | 73% | 1.7% | 172 | Not flying now |
| Spirit | EWR | LAX | 6h 14m | 65% | 7.0% | 286 | Not flying now |
Best connections, one ticket
Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles area on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:30 → LAS 08:54UA 1139 | 1h 51m Las Vegas | LAS 10:45 → LAX 12:05UA 203 | 8h 35m | 98% | 92% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 16:29 → SLC 20:00DL 887 | 2h 45m Salt Lake City | SLC 22:45 → LAX 23:46DL 2014 | 10h 17m | 96% | 91% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286 | 3h 06m Atlanta | ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326 | 10h 08m | 99% | 91% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670 | 1h 17m Denver | DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405 | 8h 04m | 99% | 90% |
| DeltaDetails → | JFK 06:00 → SLC 09:03DL 892 | 2h 16m Salt Lake City | SLC 11:19 → ONT 12:10DL 3172 | 9h 10m | 99% | 88% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGA 06:00 → MDW 07:20WN 2464 | 2h 45m Chicago | MDW 10:05 → BUR 12:25WN 2741 | 9h 25m | 100% | 88% |
| UnitedDetails → | EWR 06:30 → PHX 08:42UA 2646 | 1h 24m Phoenix | PHX 10:06 → LAX 11:31UA 2487 | 8h 01m | 99% | 87% |
| AmericanDetails → | JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643 | 3h 59m Charlotte | CLT 11:56 → LAX 13:55AA 1213 | 10h 56m | 99% | 87% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| JetBlueDetails → | JFK 17:29 → BUF 19:05B6 1202 | 1h 15m Buffalo | BUF 20:20 → LAX 22:39B6 491 | 8h 10m | 69% | 39% |
| AmericanDetails → | LGA 16:00 → ORD 18:08AA 396 | 1h 00m Chicago | ORD 19:08 → LAX 21:33AA 2364 | 8h 33m | 64% | 35% |
| AmericanDetails → | EWR 14:20 → ORD 16:15AA 2250 | 55m Chicago | ORD 17:10 → LAX 19:33AA 1437 | 8h 13m | 54% | 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.
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
| United UA 1139 EWR 06:30 → LAS Southwest WN 2260 LAS 11:35 → LGB Connection details → |
2h 41m | 9h 15m | 98% | 92% |
| Delta DL 917 JFK 11:10 → SLC United UA 5456 SLC 16:42 → LAX Connection details → |
2h 24m | 9h 43m | 96% | 91% |
| United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 326 ATL 11:30 → LAX Connection details → |
3h 07m | 10h 08m | 100% | 91% |
Rank all connections, any airlines →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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