DL 8841 then DL 979 at LAX
Houston Hobby → Los Angeles → New York JFK
Timetable, Los Angeles time
15:15DL 8841 from Houston Hobby at the gate
07:25DL 979 to New York JFK leaves the gate
16 h 10 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 979 leaves 16 h 10 after DL 8841 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.