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 86% 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 San Jose). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 07:30 → LGA 09:42 +1DL 323	8h 42m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	SJC 06:20 → MSP 12:02DL 2156	3h 28m Minneapolis	MSP 15:30 → LGA 19:18DL 2732	9h 57m	99%	71%
Delta Details →	SJC 13:10 → MSP 18:49DL 2383	1h 10m Minneapolis	MSP 19:59 → LGA 23:43DL 2733	7h 33m	94%	70%
United Details →	SJC 08:45 → DEN 12:23UA 586	1h 36m Denver	DEN 13:59 → LGA 19:53UA 1579	8h 08m	99%	69%
Delta Details →	SJC 06:35 → ATL 14:14DL 654	1h 16m Atlanta	ATL 15:30 → LGA 17:49DL 433	8h 14m	96%	66%
United Details →	SJC 06:30 → ORD 12:54UA 2451	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 14:00 → LGA 17:22UA 1821	7h 52m	100%	57%
American Details →	SJC 06:01 → DFW 11:46AA 1019	2h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:54 → LGA 18:28AA 1535	9h 27m	97%	51%
American Details →	SJC 11:47 → DFW 17:30AA 2572	1h 43m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:13 → LGA 23:45AA 2708	8h 58m	84%	40%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	SJC 11:40 → DAL 17:05WN 965	55m Dallas	DAL 18:00 → LGA 22:22WN 4852	7h 42m	38%	7%

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.

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 10m · leaves 13:10 6%

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.


Delta DL 2136 SJC 22:00 → ATL American AA 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	3h 50m	10h 49m	98%	84%
Southwest WN 3666 SJC 10:25 → DEN Delta DL 716 DEN 17:20 → LGA Connection details →	3h 30m	9h 48m	100%	66%
United UA 2451 SJC 06:30 → ORD American AA 3050 ORD 15:03 → LGA Connection details →	2h 09m	8h 53m	100%	53%

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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