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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 San Jose on time 9 times in 10.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach San Jose on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	SNA 10:57 → PDX 13:21AS 1405	1h 09m Portland	PDX 14:30 → SJC 16:25AS 3210 · flown by SkyWest	5h 28m	94%	90%
Alaska Details →	SNA 08:05 → SEA 10:55AS 702	3h 23m Seattle	SEA 14:18 → SJC 16:32AS 1366	8h 27m	99%	88%
Alaska Details →	SNA 07:00 → PDX 09:24AS 750	2h 21m Portland	PDX 11:45 → SJC 13:35AS 1632	6h 35m	100%	88%
Alaska Details →	SNA 14:45 → SEA 17:32AS 760	2h 53m Seattle	SEA 20:25 → SJC 22:40AS 1310	7h 55m	99%	78%
Alaska Details →	SNA 12:05 → SEA 14:54AS 548	2h 51m Seattle	SEA 17:45 → SJC 20:00AS 539	7h 55m	99%	78%
Alaska Details →	SNA 14:05 → PDX 16:29AS 712	1h 11m Portland	PDX 17:40 → SJC 19:32AS 2113 · flown by Horizon	5h 27m	95%	76%
Alaska Details →	SNA 18:09 → PDX 20:31AS 589	59m Portland	PDX 21:30 → SJC 23:21AS 678	5h 12m	95%	76%
Alaska Details →	SNA 06:47 → SEA 09:42AS 1325	1h 26m Seattle	SEA 11:08 → SJC 13:20AS 335	6h 33m	99%	66%

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

PDX · 59m · leaves 18:09 5%

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