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 New York on time 87% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 17:35 → PDX 19:12AS 2304 · flown by Horizon	3h 23m Portland	PDX 22:35 → JFK 06:55 +1DL 2139	10h 20m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	OAK 17:05 → SLC 20:00DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	3h 59m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:59 → JFK 06:23 +1DL 705	10h 18m	100%	87%
Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 15:45 → SAN 17:20WN 1926	3h 10m San Diego	SAN 20:30 → JFK 05:04 +1B6 1190	10h 19m	100%	84%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 16:00 → LAX 17:25WN 3053	3h 45m Los Angeles	LAX 21:10 → JFK 05:25 +1DL 960	10h 25m	100%	84%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 16:20 → PHX 18:20WN 878	3h 30m Phoenix	PHX 21:50 → JFK 05:47 +1AA 1587	10h 27m	98%	83%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 05:10 → PHX 07:05WN 3066	2h 12m Phoenix	PHX 09:17 → JFK 17:29AA 2689	9h 20m	98%	82%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 16:30 → SNA 17:55WN 3088	3h 05m Santa Ana	SNA 21:00 → JFK 05:23 +1DL 556	9h 53m	98%	82%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 05:45 → DEN 09:15WN 3041	2h 55m Denver	DEN 12:10 → JFK 18:25DL 532	9h 43m	100%	81%

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

PDX · 1h 18m · leaves 07:52 2%

SLC · 1h 04m · leaves 06:00 3%

SEA · 1h 03m · leaves 06:22 7%

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