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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 Los Angeles on time 88% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Omaha). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → OMA 06:15 → DEN 06:50WN 3127 2h 45m Denver DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569 6h 50m 98% 88%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 06:00 → LAS 06:50WN 2340 2h 10m Las Vegas LAS 09:00 → LAX 10:15WN 973 6h 15m 100% 83%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504 3h 20m Chicago MDW 10:10 → LAX 12:30WN 2433 9h 05m 100% 73%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 06:35 → PHX 07:20WN 4835 4h 00m Phoenix PHX 11:20 → LAX 12:45WN 4602 8h 10m 100% 73%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 11:50 → LAS 12:40WN 2673 3h 10m Las Vegas LAS 15:50 → LAX 17:10WN 4500 7h 20m 96% 59%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 10:20 → DEN 10:55WN 2060 2h 10m Denver DEN 13:05 → LAX 14:35WN 955 6h 15m 95% 55%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 17:25 → HOU 19:45WN 3129 2h 55m Houston HOU 22:40 → LAX 00:08 +1WN 2011 8h 43m 100% 50%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 13:10 → MDW 14:35WN 4470 3h 25m Chicago MDW 18:00 → LAX 20:20WN 188 9h 10m 100% 45%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → OMA 13:10 → DEN 13:45WN 3128 1h 05m Denver DEN 14:50 → LAX 16:20WN 1571 5h 10m 68% 34%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 20:30 → LAS 21:25WN 2844 1h 00m Las Vegas LAS 22:25 → LAX 23:45WN 1056 5h 15m 46% 23%
SouthwestDetails → OMA 19:30 → DEN 20:10WN 3050 55m Denver DEN 21:05 → LAX 22:40WN 3110 5h 05m 35% 13%

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.

Morning
DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:15 5%
Afternoon and evening
LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 20:30 54%

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