Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Long Beach → San Jose via Denver: arrives on time 10%

  1. 14:50 LGB → 18:05 DEN
    WN 2479 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 41% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 DEN → 20:25 SJC
    WN 1727 · Southwest · 2h 32m · 29% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection34%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 66% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time10%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (34%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (29%).
Total trip5h 37mLGB 14:50 to SJC 20:25, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.