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, one ticket

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.


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%
Alaska Details →	OAK 07:52 → PDX 09:29AS 2298 · flown by Horizon	1h 18m Portland	PDX 10:47 → JFK 19:23AS 18	8h 31m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	OAK 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 4061 · flown by SkyWest	1h 04m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:59 → JFK 16:49DL 1792	7h 49m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	OAK 12:33 → SLC 15:29DL 4134 · flown by SkyWest	1h 41m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → JFK 23:52DL 697	8h 19m	97%	78%
Alaska Details →	OAK 10:37 → SAN 12:13AS 3313 · flown by SkyWest	2h 02m San Diego	SAN 14:15 → JFK 22:56AS 36	9h 19m	96%	75%
Alaska Details →	OAK 06:22 → SEA 08:26AS 491	1h 03m Seattle	SEA 09:29 → JFK 17:55AS 34	8h 33m	93%	69%
Alaska Details →	OAK 10:22 → SEA 12:26AS 705	1h 36m Seattle	SEA 14:02 → JFK 22:29AS 16	9h 07m	97%	58%

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.


Alaska AS 2304 OAK 17:35 → PDX Delta DL 2139 PDX 22:35 → JFK Connection details →	3h 23m	10h 20m	100%	91%
Southwest WN 1926 OAK 15:45 → SAN JetBlue B6 1190 SAN 20:30 → JFK Connection details →	3h 10m	10h 19m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 3053 OAK 16:00 → LAX Delta DL 960 LAX 21:10 → JFK Connection details →	3h 45m	10h 25m	100%	84%

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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