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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 West Palm Beach on time 9 times in 10.

Best connections, one ticket

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

SouthwestDetails → SJC 21:40 → BWI 05:45WN 621 2h 30m Baltimore BWI 08:15 → PBI 10:50 +1WN 1041 10h 10m 100% 89%
DeltaDetails → SJC 22:00 → ATL 05:34DL 2136 2h 31m Atlanta ATL 08:05 → PBI 09:58 +1DL 1311 8h 58m 98% 86%
DeltaDetails → SJC 06:35 → ATL 14:14DL 654 2h 25m Atlanta ATL 16:39 → PBI 18:34DL 959 8h 59m 99% 71%
DeltaDetails → SJC 12:46 → ATL 20:35DL 809 2h 24m Atlanta ATL 22:59 → PBI 00:51 +1DL 1065 9h 05m 99% 68%
AmericanDetails → SJC 06:01 → DFW 11:46AA 1019 1h 43m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 13:29 → PBI 17:18AA 2282 8h 18m 96% 49%
AmericanDetails → SJC 11:47 → DFW 17:30AA 2572 1h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 18:50 → PBI 22:45AA 2467 7h 58m 81% 48%

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

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.

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